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When an individual is prevented from freely expressing himself or herself, that is censorship, and such a person has been censored. The medium or method of exp

When an individual is prevented from freely expressing himself or herself, that is censorship, and such a person has been censored. The medium or method of expression involved, and the rationale behind the suppression, are both irrelevant. "Censored" is a very applicable term to use when an individual has been banned from an online discussion forum, and/or the content that he or she posted has been removed.

agentgumshoe 3y ago
That's not censorship (which legally refers to government restricting speech). What you have issues with is the community guidelines. If you want the rules to be 'let me have a free for all on expression,' don't enter communities that have rules about being civil and respectful. Or just jump on Twitter...
- NoRelToEmber 3y ago
  > That's not censorship (which legally refers to government restricting speech) Censorship can be conducted by governments, private institutions and other controlling bodies. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship They oppose government censorship. - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/censorship https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/censorship (Now why would they have to specify government censorship, if there is no other kind?) Censorship can be carried out by the government as well as private pressure groups. - https://www.aclu.org/documents/what-censorship https://www.aclu.org/documents/what-censorship Originally neutral in tone, the term has come to mean the suppression of ideas or images by the government or others with authority. - https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/censorship https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/censorship Now that the facts are settled, let me mention that what you are doing is extremely common. A word has acquired a negative association, so you try to redefine it so your side can engage in the behavior it previously condemned. The exact same thing happened to 'racism'.

agentgumshoe 3y ago

That's not censorship (which legally refers to government restricting speech). What you have issues with is the community guidelines. If you want the rules to be 'let me have a free for all on expression,' don't enter communities that have rules about being civil and respectful. Or just jump on Twitter...

NoRelToEmber 3y ago
> That's not censorship (which legally refers to government restricting speech) Censorship can be conducted by governments, private institutions and other controlling bodies. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship They oppose government censorship. - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/censorship https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/censorship (Now why would they have to specify government censorship, if there is no other kind?) Censorship can be carried out by the government as well as private pressure groups. - https://www.aclu.org/documents/what-censorship https://www.aclu.org/documents/what-censorship Originally neutral in tone, the term has come to mean the suppression of ideas or images by the government or others with authority. - https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/censorship https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/censorship Now that the facts are settled, let me mention that what you are doing is extremely common. A word has acquired a negative association, so you try to redefine it so your side can engage in the behavior it previously condemned. The exact same thing happened to 'racism'.