censors

They redact material

Censors are officials or systems that examine material—books, films, letters, broadcasts—and remove or suppress content deemed objectionable, sensitive, or dangerous.

Governments censor for political control; institutions censor for propriety or security.

The verb censor means to review and cut: The prison censored his letters.

To censor someone is to silence or restrict their expression.

The word carries negative connotations of suppression, though some censorship (protecting children, national security) is widely accepted.

suppression

ban

Official restriction on something

prohibitFormally disallow
silenceTotal lack of sound
blacklistRecord of prohibited entities

redact · expurgate · bowdlerize · sanitize · gag · muzzle · stifle · quash · forbid · block

government

propaganda

Biased information for influence

stateCondition or mode
regimeSystem of governance
secrecyPractice of hiding information

classification · redaction · intelligence · surveillance · bureaucracy · officials · ministry · totalitarian · authoritarian · dictatorship

media

broadcast

Transmitted media signal

filmMovie or coating
televisionBroadcast viewing device
radioElectromagnetic wave receiver

ratings · content · journalism · news · programming · networks · streaming · footage · scripts · scenes

review

examination

Methodical assessment or review

scrutinyClose, careful examination
approvalFavorable opinion given
vettingEvaluating suitability through investigation

screening · inspection · clearance · submission · guidelines · standards · compliance · rating · classification · board

morality

decency

Moral appropriateness in behavior

proprietyCorrectness of conduct
obscenityIndecent word or act
profanityVulgar or obscene speech

indecency · purity · modesty · obscene · explicit · inappropriate · offensive · vulgar · lewd · blasphemy

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