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You made decision to not get involved in the conflict. That's not censorship. Have others been allowed to state that position? Has some body tried to suppress
by lmilcin 5y ago
You made decision to not get involved in the conflict. That's not censorship.
Have others been allowed to state that position? Has some body tried to suppress that speech? If yes, then they (but not you) have been subject to censorship.
- vorpalhex 5y agoI was trying to remember the name for this when I wrote the original comment, and now I recall it. A chilling effect. It started as a legal concept but it applies to censorship as well. It's sufficient to count as censorship if you simply punish legal speech sufficiently that the populace self-censors. [1]: https://mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/897/chilling-effect https://mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/897/chilling-effect
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- wrycoder 5y agoIntimidation is an effective form of censoring.