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?
In: 43
Removing parts of a work (or the entire work) because those parts are (or could be) offensive to someone is censorship.
Removing parts of a work because those parts are, and should remain, secret, usually to protect someone’s privacy (or to protect national security) is redaction.
If I publish “John Doe of 123 Fake Street, f***** his neighbor’s wife” that’s censorship, because I covered the word “fucked” to avoid offending anyone.
If I publish “**** *** of ***************, fucked his neighbor’s wife” that’s redaction, because I removed the personally identifying information to protect John’s privacy (or to keep John from suing me for defamation.)
Latest Answers