censorings
Cutting forbidden content
Censorings are acts of suppressing or removing content deemed objectionable, harmful, or sensitive.
The word is the plural of the noun form of censoring—each instance of cutting, blocking, or redacting material counts as a censoring: The repeated censorings of her columns eventually drove her to quit the paper.
Literature officially prohibited
- obscenityIndecent word or act
- controversialCausing public dispute
- provocativeMeant to provoke response
- explicit contentMedia with mature themes
rating systems · artistic freedom · creative expression · public decency · moral objections · book burning · index · unexpurgated
Alters for improvement
- cutsSevers or reduces
- bleepsCensoring audio signals
- redactionsEdited-out sensitive content
- pixelationVisible square artifacts
blurring · deletions · removals · broadcast standards · content warnings · age ratings · parental controls · watershed
Forcible prevention or concealment
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- regimeSystem of governance
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- state controlGovernment-managed economy or society
blackout · redaction · authoritarianism · silencing · media ban · information control · totalitarianism · opposition
Complete loss of electricity
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- military secretsProtected defense information
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- troop movementsRelocation of military forces
security clearance · intelligence · operational security · loose lips · embedded journalists · press pools · information warfare · communiques
Acts of bringing down
- flaggingLosing vigor progressively
- deplatformingRemoving from online platforms
- shadowbanningSecret platform censorship
- moderationAvoidance of excess
filtering · blocking · community guidelines · terms of service · appeals · strikes · bans · demonetization
banned books
Literature officially prohibited
- obscenityIndecent word or act
- controversialCausing public dispute
- provocativeMeant to provoke response
explicit content · rating systems · artistic freedom · creative expression · public decency · moral objections · book burning · index · unexpurgated
edits
Alters for improvement
- cutsSevers or reduces
- bleepsCensoring audio signals
- redactionsEdited-out sensitive content
pixelation · blurring · deletions · removals · broadcast standards · content warnings · age ratings · parental controls · watershed · FCC
suppression
Forcible prevention or concealment
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- regimeSystem of governance
- dissentDisagreement with authority
state control · blackout · redaction · authoritarianism · silencing · media ban · information control · totalitarianism · opposition · crackdown
blackouts
Complete loss of electricity
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- military secretsProtected defense information
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
troop movements · security clearance · intelligence · operational security · loose lips · embedded journalists · press pools · information warfare · communiques · briefings
takedowns
Acts of bringing down
- flaggingLosing vigor progressively
- deplatformingRemoving from online platforms
- shadowbanningSecret platform censorship
moderation · filtering · blocking · community guidelines · terms of service · appeals · strikes · bans · demonetization · restricted mode
censoringspublications
Works issued to readers
releases · disclosures · disseminations · broadcasts · revelations
censoringsauthorizations
Formal permissions granted
permissions · approvals · endorsements · allowances · liberalizations