eli5 what is the difference between censorship and redaction? when the government releases files for the public, they redact quite a bit of information. Isn’t that censorship?

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eli5 what is the difference between censorship and redaction? when the government releases files for the public, they redact quite a bit of information. Isn’t that censorship?

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Redaction is when YOU shut yourself up. Censorship is when SOMEONE ELSE shuts you up.

The government is shutting itself up, so it’s redaction.