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[return to "Moderation is different from censorship"]
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1. est+cB[view] [source] 2022-11-03 08:25:16
>>feross+(OP)
You can list 1000 reasons why moderation is different from censorship, but people in power can achieve the same censorship goal with tools provided by moderation.

e.g. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32416424

So as a result they are practically the same thing.

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2. groest+pB[view] [source] 2022-11-03 08:27:47
>>est+cB
That's why the distinction made by the dictionary definition AFAIK is not made by form, but by actor. Censorship is done by a public authority, moderation is done by a private entity.
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3. whidde+Wi1[view] [source] 2022-11-03 13:58:57
>>groest+pB
Wait, really? Then why do we say 'government censorship' ... that would be redundant.

I don't think that definition works.

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