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Censorship is on the Rise


Experts say attacks on free speech are rising across the U.S. - PBS

“We are seeing tremendous attacks on First Amendment freedoms across the country right now, at all levels of government. Censorship is ...

Censorship by the Numbers | Banned Books

The number of titles targeted for censorship at public libraries increased by 92% over the previous year; school libraries saw an 11% increase. WHERE. download ...

American Library Association reports record number of demands to ...

A record 2,571 unique titles were targeted for censorship, a 38% increase from the 1,858 unique titles targeted for censorship in 2021. Of ...

Study finds scientific censorship more often self-inflicted ... - SBU News

Study finds scientific censorship more often self-inflicted and on the rise ... A new report finds that scientists are more likely to censor ...

Censorship on the Rise Worldwide - Publishers Weekly

In October 2020, the International Publishers Association released a 106-page report, “Freedom to Publish: Challenges, Violations and Countries ...

America's Censored Classrooms 2023

No longer. Since the start of 2023, PEN America has observed a new legislative trend in the country's statehouses. Supporters of educational gag ...

Rise of Censorship - YouTube

We are seeing the rise of censorship all around the world. I think the only hope to stop it in our country is to get President Trump back in ...

Rise of Digital Authoritarianism? Exploring Global Motivations ...

The escalating social media censorship, particularly driven by political and social considerations since 2015, underscores a broader trend of ...

Shining a Light on Censorship: How Transparency Can Curtail ...

In light of the government's pervasive regulatory power over social media companies, banks, and other institutions, mere requests for censorship ...

Censoring political opposition online: Who does it and why - PMC

... increasing their tendency to selectively censor opposition.\. 10. Study 3 discussion. Study 3 demonstrated that the selective censoring effect extends to ...

'Extremely aggressive' internet censorship spreads in the world's ...

While the study observed an increase in blocking activity in these countries, most were driven by organizations or internet service providers ...

What the Fight Against Classroom Censorship is Really About | ACLU

The ACLU is leading the fight to end classroom censorship and protect our right to learn. We filed the first case in the country to challenge a law that ...

Censorship Is Incompatible with a Free Society

Censorship by both private and public actors may be on the rise, but ADF has seen victories in both arenas. ... Not too long ago, most people ...

What's At Stake in the Censorship War | City Journal

But this system, which seemed to be consolidating through the world, was challenged by the rise of right-wing populist parties in Europe ...

Censorship | The First Amendment Encyclopedia

Censorship occurs when individuals or groups try to prevent others from expressing themselves. Government censorship violates the freedoms ...

A majority of Americans embrace democracy, but most self-censor ...

Further, the poll finds that Americans are most inclined to self-censor at work and around family. About half indicate self-censoring their ...

COVID-19 increased censorship circumvention and access ... - PNAS

These increases indicate that those jumping the Firewall as a result of the crisis were engaging in part with long-blocked websites in China—Twitter and ...

The Rise of Digital Authoritarianism | Freedom House

And a cohort of countries is moving toward digital authoritarianism by embracing the Chinese model of extensive censorship and automated surveillance systems.

Keeping Your Mouth Shut: Spiraling Self-Censorship in the United ...

Our analyses of over-time and cross-sectional variability suggest that, first, self-censorship is connected to affective polarization among the ...

Over Four Billion People Affected By Internet Censorship in 2022

“Authoritarian governments have turned to internet and social media disruptions to maintain their rule and curb civil unrest, opposing political ...