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Re:Indian government empowers itself to “fact check,” delete... by wolverine876 on Monday April 17, 2023 @06:35PM (#35607566)
I'm not sure that definition is relevant; it's too extreme to apply to the situation.

By that definition the US censors speech such as incitement to violence, fraud, slander, and intellectual property. No place has ever been uncensored.

Like everything in life, there's a matter of degree to it and a question of what is censored.

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Re:Indian government empowers itself to “fact check,” delete... by MacsHeadroom on Monday April 17, 2023 @09:14PM (#35608784)
The US government does not remove instances of incitement to violence, fraud, or slander, and most intellectual property law is probably unconstitutional but that's a different issue.
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Re:Indian government empowers itself to “fact check,” delete... by wolverine876 on Thursday April 20, 2023 @02:32AM (#35637056)
It does. Courts can require information to be removed, the executive branch can sieze servers, etc.

> most intellectual property law is probably unconstitutional

Exceptional claims require exceptional evidence.

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