I think it's like the term 'prejudiced'. There's all sorts of prejudice, and some of it's not illegal, or even bad. But in normal usage, it's understood to be

I think it's like the term 'prejudiced'. There's all sorts of prejudice, and some of it's not illegal, or even bad. But in normal usage, it's understood to be referring to unsavory prejudices against sex, race, etc. Every publisher censors, and it's fine. That's part of their job. Censorship by the government, without or without the backing of law, is abhorrent (and I think that's what the term is normally understood to mean). The muddied part are these huge enterprises that aren't part of the government, and yet whose actions against the public _feel_ like government dictates to the common man. Not decisions made between two people, like a publisher and an author... but a rule enforced by a faceless entity of overwhelming power. I'm torn on the matter. I despise Twitter to the degree that I think negatively of anybody defending their behavior. However, I also don't want the government making laws controlling what Twitter is forced to host on their own servers. Pox on both their houses.