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self-censorship

noun

  1. the regulation of a group's actions and statements by its own members rather than an external agency
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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For foreign businesses, self-censorship and kowtowing to the CCP is common in China.

Americans tend to bristle even at self-censorship; we are reluctant to declare that we simply are not going to look at something.

Criticism of the Chinese government can appear in media (even though self-censorship is becoming increasingly common).

Most investigative reporting fell prey to self-censorship after the Kremlin went after its practitioners.

Last January, Vincoli wrote a column for the Yale Daily News detailing self-censorship and protest restrictions on campus.

Thus, self-censorship has replaced direct government control for the most part.

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