>Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information. This may be done on the basis that such material is considered objectionab

>Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information. This may be done on the basis that such material is considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or "inconvenient". Censorship can be conducted by governments, private institutions and other controlling bodies. Governments and private organizations may engage in censorship. There is nothing that presupposes that the entity has the obligation to carry your message. Just that the entity removes your message on the grounds that they do not like the material. This comes up every time someone mentions that X(a private party) censors something. Yes, X is not the government. Yes, it is still censorship. If undertaken by the entity on it's own, it may not be illegal. If the entity had government influence in it's decision, than it may be. There are some here that argue that the status quo is fine and others that argue that we need to change our laws and regulations to protect individuals from more privet enterprise censorship. That is where the debate is, not whether or not censorship exists.