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In response to critics on social media who are calling the removal of the mods a form of censorship, the post also notes that Nexus Mods is privately owned and not subject to claims of violating freedom of speech.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2025
TikTok has been banned or faces lawsuits in other countries, such as India, and the pressures come against the backdrop of total internet shutdowns and increased online censorship.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
The optimistic case is that Zuckerberg — who apologized last year for having acquiesced to the Biden administration’s many censorship requests — has genuinely recognized the error of his company’s ways.
—The Editors, National Review, 8 Jan. 2025
Since then, Republicans in Congress and in the courts have cast decisions by social media platforms to remove posts as an extension of government censorship.
—The Staff Of The Morning, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2025
TikTok has been banned or faces lawsuits in other countries, such as India, and the pressures come against the backdrop of total internet shutdowns and increased online censorship.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
The optimistic case is that Zuckerberg — who apologized last year for having acquiesced to the Biden administration’s many censorship requests — has genuinely recognized the error of his company’s ways.
—The Editors, National Review, 8 Jan. 2025
Since then, Republicans in Congress and in the courts have cast decisions by social media platforms to remove posts as an extension of government censorship.
—The Staff Of The Morning, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Censorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censorship. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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