| | *[[Internet censorship]] employed by a country, which can include such things as the filtering of anti-government sites in [[China]] or the censoring of [[women's rights]] or anti-[[Islam]] sites in [[Middle East]]ern, and other countries | | *[[Internet censorship]] employed by a country, which can include such things as the filtering of anti-government sites in [[China]] or the censoring of [[women's rights]] or anti-[[Islam]] sites in [[Middle East]]ern, and other countries |
| − | [[Image:Hitler-3.jpg |right|400px|thumb|Adolf Hitler's rise to power was greatly aided by '''censoring''' his critics.<ref>http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/censorship_in_nazi_germany.htm Censorship in Nazi Germany</ref><ref>[http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007677 US Holocaust Museum]</ref><ref>[http://www.historyofpainters.com/entartete.htm Censorship of media and the fine arts]</ref><ref>[http://www.ushmm.org/research/library/bibliography/index.php?content=1933_bookburning Essay on Bookburning]</ref>]] | + | [[Image:Hitler-3.jpg |right|400px|thumb|[[Adolf Hitler]]'s rise to power was greatly aided by '''censoring''' his critics.<ref>http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/censorship_in_nazi_germany.htm Censorship in Nazi Germany</ref><ref>[http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007677 US Holocaust Museum]</ref><ref>[http://www.historyofpainters.com/entartete.htm Censorship of media and the fine arts]</ref><ref>[http://www.ushmm.org/research/library/bibliography/index.php?content=1933_bookburning Essay on Bookburning]</ref>]] |
| | * [[Big Tech]], acting in collusion with each other, engaged in illegal censorship<ref>[https://thenationalsentinel.com/2018/08/28/potus-trump-blasts-illegal-social-media-bias-and-censorship-vows-actions/ POTUS Trump blasts ‘illegal’ social media BIAS and censorship, vows actions]</ref><ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/28/trump-accuses-google-of-rigging-search-results-in-favor-of-bad-coverage.html Trump: Facebook, Twitter, Google are ‘treading on very, very troubled territory and they have to be careful’]</ref><ref>Xiao, Bowen (July 24, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/young-conservatives-feel-they-cant-express-themselves-on-social-media_3014868.html Young Conservatives Feel They Can’t Express Themselves on Social Media]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved July 24, 2019.</ref> of conservatives and Christians, in violation of both the First Amendment<ref>[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/twitters-censorship-may-be-unconstitutional Twitter's censorship may be unconstitutional] at the ''Washington Examiner''</ref> (and equivalent free speech laws in other countries) and civil rights<ref>[https://civilrights.findlaw.com/enforcing-your-civil-rights/social-media-censorship-and-the-law.html Social Media Censorship and the Law]</ref> and anti-trust laws in the US<ref>[https://www.newstarget.com/2019-02-27-conservative-publishers-targeted-for-censorship-by-facebook-class-action-suit.html Conservative publishers targeted for censorship by Facebook speech Nazis should LINE up to file class-action suit against the social media giant]</ref><ref>[https://helenaglass.net/2018/10/23/facebook-censorship-an-anti-trust-resolution/ Facebook Censorship – An Anti-Trust Resolution?]</ref> and other countries.<ref>Bomberger, Ryan (May 10, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/big-techs-separate-and-unequal-treatment-of-christians-and-conservatives Big Tech’s separate and unequal treatment of Christians and conservatives]. ''LifeSiteNews'' (from the ''Radiance Foundation''). Retrieved May 10, 2019.</ref> In August 2018, multiple social media giants, with the support of the Left, mainstream media, and Democrats,<ref>Multiple references: | | * [[Big Tech]], acting in collusion with each other, engaged in illegal censorship<ref>[https://thenationalsentinel.com/2018/08/28/potus-trump-blasts-illegal-social-media-bias-and-censorship-vows-actions/ POTUS Trump blasts ‘illegal’ social media BIAS and censorship, vows actions]</ref><ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/28/trump-accuses-google-of-rigging-search-results-in-favor-of-bad-coverage.html Trump: Facebook, Twitter, Google are ‘treading on very, very troubled territory and they have to be careful’]</ref><ref>Xiao, Bowen (July 24, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/young-conservatives-feel-they-cant-express-themselves-on-social-media_3014868.html Young Conservatives Feel They Can’t Express Themselves on Social Media]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved July 24, 2019.</ref> of conservatives and Christians, in violation of both the First Amendment<ref>[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/twitters-censorship-may-be-unconstitutional Twitter's censorship may be unconstitutional] at the ''Washington Examiner''</ref> (and equivalent free speech laws in other countries) and civil rights<ref>[https://civilrights.findlaw.com/enforcing-your-civil-rights/social-media-censorship-and-the-law.html Social Media Censorship and the Law]</ref> and anti-trust laws in the US<ref>[https://www.newstarget.com/2019-02-27-conservative-publishers-targeted-for-censorship-by-facebook-class-action-suit.html Conservative publishers targeted for censorship by Facebook speech Nazis should LINE up to file class-action suit against the social media giant]</ref><ref>[https://helenaglass.net/2018/10/23/facebook-censorship-an-anti-trust-resolution/ Facebook Censorship – An Anti-Trust Resolution?]</ref> and other countries.<ref>Bomberger, Ryan (May 10, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/big-techs-separate-and-unequal-treatment-of-christians-and-conservatives Big Tech’s separate and unequal treatment of Christians and conservatives]. ''LifeSiteNews'' (from the ''Radiance Foundation''). Retrieved May 10, 2019.</ref> In August 2018, multiple social media giants, with the support of the Left, mainstream media, and Democrats,<ref>Multiple references: |
| − | * ''All censorships exist to prevent anyone from challenging current conceptions and existing institutions. All progress is initiated by challenging current conceptions, and executed by supplanting existing institutions. Consequently the first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.'' '''[[George Bernard Shaw]]<ref name="The Author's Apology">"The Author's Apology, preface to "Mrs. Warren's Profession."</ref> | + | * ''All censorships exist to prevent anyone from challenging current conceptions and existing institutions. All progress is initiated by challenging current conceptions, and executed by supplanting existing institutions. Consequently the first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.'' -[[George Bernard Shaw]]<ref name="The Author's Apology">"The Author's Apology, preface to "Mrs. Warren's Profession."</ref> |