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Re: What Censorship Isn't
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:53:21 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Eaton wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Timothy P. Smith wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Timothy Gould wrote:
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Does that apply to pay-to-view television channels too? If they
purposefully leave out bits of news is it not censorship?
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Every news show leaves out bits of news. Is all news censored?
Every library excludes some books. Is that censorship?
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Censorship implies a bit more active restriction, I think.
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Hey, that’s pretty good. In essence, omission is not censorship;
restriction is.
That works at least in the public arena, but it still doesn’t apply IMO to a
private forum.
Still, it’s a good rule of thumb.
Dave!
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| (...) Censorship implies a bit more active restriction, I think. Censorship of the news would be when a party involved in delivering the news attempts to delivery a particular piece of news but is denied by their editor, manager, network, the FCC, (...) (18 years ago, 13-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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