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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Basically, censorship is generally external— someone, usually a government entity, forcing someone else to not say something, stop saying something, or perhaps retract and decry something they’ve already said.
Redaction is generally internal— something an entity does themselves, usually in preparation for transmitting information to another entity. For example, a company being sued might redact personal health information about people who aren’t involved in the case, the government might choose not to provide information in its documentation that might compromise national security or endanger specific persons, or a news agency might redact the name of a victim of an alleged crime.
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