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What Is Censorship?


What Is Censorship? | American Civil Liberties Union

Censorship, the suppression of words, images, or ideas that are "offensive," happens whenever some people succeed in imposing their personal ...

Censorship - Wikipedia

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

Censorship | Definition, History, Types, & Examples - Britannica

Censorship, the changing or suppression or prohibition of speech or writing that is deemed subversive of the common good. It occurs in all manifestations of ...

Who Decides? How and Why?: Definitions of Censorship - PBS

Censorship is the suppression of ideas and information that certain persons -- individuals, groups or government officials -- find objectionable or dangerous.

Censorship Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of CENSORSHIP is the institution, system, or practice of censoring. How to use censorship in a sentence.

CENSORSHIP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

CENSORSHIP meaning: 1. the action of preventing part or the whole of a book, film, work of art, document, or other kind…. Learn more.

What is Censorship?

What is censorship? Censorship is whenever some people succeed in imposing their political or moral values on others by suppressing words, ...

First Amendment and Censorship | ALA - American Library Association

ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom collects resources about the First Amendment, censorship, academic freedom, and freedom of information.

Censorship | The First Amendment Encyclopedia

Censorship occurs when individuals or groups try to prevent others from saying, printing, or depicting words and images.

Censorship - Signature Theatre

Censorship · Moral Censorship: The removal of materials that are obscene or otherwise considered morally questionable. · Military Censorship: The process of ...

Censorship - Oxford Reference

1. Any regime or context in which the content of what is publically expressed, exhibited, published, broadcast, or otherwise distributed is regulated.

Censorship Definition, Types & Examples - Lesson - Study.com

Censorship is the suppression of information. This can include suppressing information via newspapers, on the news, spoken information, or anything that is ...

Censorship: An Article on the Pros and Cons | CommonLit

In this piece, Jessica McBirney identifies different forms of censorship, as well as its benefits and disadvantages.

Censorship - Communication - Research Guides at Dartmouth College

A system of regulation for vetting, editing, and prohibiting particular forms of public expression, presided over by a censor.

Video: Censorship Definition, Types & Examples - Study.com

Explore the definition of censorship along with the history and types of censorship, including real-world examples of political, religious, and...

A History of Censorship in the United States | Steele

The following essay serves as a history of censorship in the United States, particularly in its libraries, and how the same issues of censorship have now ...

What is Censorship? - Global Internet Liberty Campaign

The rationales for censorship have varied, with some censors targeting material deemed to be indecent or obscene; heretical or blasphemous; or seditious or ...

Banned Books Week: Censorship - Research Guides

A guide to ALA's Banned Books Week with a focus on libraries, censorship, and freedom to read. What's Your Take? No one sets out to ban a book because they're ...

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

A new type of censoring has emerged wherein people selectively remove opposing political viewpoints from online contexts.

Introduction to Censorship - YouTube

Introduction to Censorship was created as part of a video series for the Intellectual Freedom Round Table by a group of ALA's 2019 Emerging ...