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[–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

The government is not the only entity capable of censorship. All Lemmy communities with content restrictions are practicing censorship, for example.

[–] Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 hour ago

That (curating communities) isnt censorship (in most cases), it is simply moderation. Not all restrictions on speech are censorship. It isnt censorship to ban yelling fire in movie theater, neither is it censorship to stop hate speech or threats of violence. Regulations on speech are not always censorship.

I however still think it is stupid to ban the word microslop. It doesnt hurt anyone.