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And as censorship tightens and geopolitical tensions with the United States flare, it’s become all the more difficult for Hollywood to navigate political landmines in the once-lucrative market.
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Nectar Gan, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
The order mandates a report from the attorney general on any censorship done by the government in the past four years.
—Joseph Lawler, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Feb. 2025
Google exited the Chinese market in 2010, after refusing to comply with censorship requests from the Chinese government and following a series of cyberattacks on the company.
—Huizhong Wu, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
The film is highly critical of Iranian censorship, incorporating social media footage from protests around the country.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025
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Nectar Gan, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
The order mandates a report from the attorney general on any censorship done by the government in the past four years.
—Joseph Lawler, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Feb. 2025
Google exited the Chinese market in 2010, after refusing to comply with censorship requests from the Chinese government and following a series of cyberattacks on the company.
—Huizhong Wu, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
The film is highly critical of Iranian censorship, incorporating social media footage from protests around the country.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Censorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censorship. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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