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A two-minute video in which Mr. Portnoy claimed that YouTube was censoring him, for example, has garnered more than 10 million views on X since being posted in November.
From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2024
Human Rights Watch's Australia director said Facebook was censoring the flow of information, calling it a "dangerous turn of events".
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2021
McAleer told THR that Studio was censoring facts by canceling the play.
From Washington Post ● May 29, 2019
LePage continues to dispute the lawsuit’s claim that he was censoring critics in a public forum in violation of their civil rights, according to the settlement.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2018
The Scotchman looked up sarcastically from the letter he was censoring.
From No Man's Land by H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile
