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[–]Tom_Bombadil 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The fundamental purpose behind censorship is the suppression of actual/factual information.

If a message isn't true/factual then it's disinformation.

Censoring disinformation is... I'm actually not sure what that's called.
It could be diabolical 3d chess.

[–]Chad_the_Larp 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It may not always be used to suppress facts or information it could also be used to suppress harmful ideologies that would not benefit the state