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| | Censorship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Censorship of some forms of sensitive information, such as commercial secrets and intellectual property, official secrets, and legal privilege, are not usually described as censorship, provided that they remain within bounds which are recognised in general as being reasonable. |
 | | Censorship is closely tied in as a concept with freedom of speech and other forms of human expression, and when tightly exerted is often allied with human rights and abuse, dictatorships and repression. |
 | | Censorship can be explicit, as in laws passed to prevent select positions from being published or propagated, or it can be implicit, taking the form of intimidation by government, where people are afraid to express or support certain opinions for fear of losing their jobs, their position in society, their credibility, or their lives. |
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