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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_the_Soviet_Union
Censorship in the Soviet Union was pervasive and strictly enforced.
Censorship, in accordance with the official ideology and politics of the
Communist Party was performed by several organizations:
o Goskomizdat censored all printed matter: fiction, poetry, etc.
o Goskino, in charge of cinema
o Gosteleradio, in charge of radio and television broadcasting
o The First Department in many agencies and institutions, such as the
State Statistical Committee (Goskomstat), was responsible for assuring
that state secrets and other sensitive information only reached
authorized hands.
- Destruction of printed matter
- Soviet censorship of literature
- Censorship of images
- Soviet censorship of film
- Translations
- Control over information
- Jamming of foreign radio stations
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/trump-doge-attack-woke-dei-keywords-ai-search/
In his first hours back in the White House in January, President Donald
Trump signed an executive order titled “Restoring Freedom of Speech and
Ending Federal Censorship.” Yet it was immediately clear he was in fact
imposing rules on language, ordering the government to recognize only two
genders and shut down any diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. In one
executive order, he redefined “energy” to exclude solar and wind power.
Institutions that fail to follow Trump’s executive orders have already
faced consequences.
The new language rules are expected to limit what many scientists are
permitted to research.
“It really does alter our ability as a collective society to be able to
identify and discuss reality.”
Of course, the reality of the changing climate won’t disappear, even if the
phrase itself goes into hiding. Florida’s Republican governor, Ron
DeSantis, who last year signed a bill deleting most mentions of climate
change from Florida state law, is still dealing with the consequences of a
warming planet, continuing to approve funding for coastal communities to
adapt to flooding and protect themselves against hurricanes. He just calls
it “strengthening and fortifying Florida” without any mention of climate
change.
--
Evil is that which one believes of others. It is a sin to believe evil
of others, but it is seldom a mistake.
-- H. L. Mencken
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