censorship

noun

cen·sor·ship ˈsen(t)-sər-ˌship

Synonyms of censorship next

: the institution, system, or practice of censoring

They oppose government censorship.

: the actions or practices of censors

especially : censorial control exercised repressively

censorship that has … permitted a very limited dispersion of facts —

Philip Wylie

: the office, power, or term of a Roman censor

: exclusion from consciousness by the psychic censor

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In Trump’s amicus brief, Sauer raised the idea of social media censorship, invoking Brazil’s recent month-long ban of social media platform X, the treatment of the Hunter Biden laptop story and government efforts to stamp out COVID-19 misinformation as incidents that should give the justices pause. —

Steven Portnoy, ABC News, 27 Dec. 2024 By striking down these provisions, the court has safeguarded the right of every Arkansan to access ideas and information without fear of censorship or prosecution. —

Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2024 But the reality is more complex, as accusations of censorship can be tricky, from a legal standpoint, and rulings are often at the discretion of a mercurial cultural climate. —

Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 23 Dec. 2024 According to the Great Firewall, a program that tracks internet censorship in China, the country began blocking Bluesky ahead of June 4, the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests, a common spur for censorship in the country. —

Kevin Collier, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for censorship