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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Censorship is telling people what they’re allowed to write or publish.
Redaction is withholding information.
If the govt controls the release of info about the war in Afghanistan, that’s redaction. If the govt tells you that you’re not allowed to write about Afghanistan (or tells you what you’re allowed to write), that’s censorship.
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