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'''Soft, or indirect, censorship''' is any of a range of practices more subtle an indirect than simply [[censoring]] outright.
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'''Soft, or indirect, censorship''' is any of a range of practices more subtle an indirect than simply [[censoring]] outright. It is often used by [[social media]] companies to control the [[Official narrative]].
  
 
==Facebook==
 
==Facebook==
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==Twitter==
 
==Twitter==
 
{{FA|Twitter/Censorship}}
 
{{FA|Twitter/Censorship}}
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==Reddit==
 
==Reddit==
 
{{FA|Reddit/Censorship}}
 
{{FA|Reddit/Censorship}}
[[image:911 truth quarantined.png|left|280px]]
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[[Reddit]] began {{when}} warning users that certain channels "may contain a high degree of misinformation". The 911Truth channel directs users to the [[9-11 Commission]] website, but does not block the channel.
 
[[Reddit]] began {{when}} warning users that certain channels "may contain a high degree of misinformation". The 911Truth channel directs users to the [[9-11 Commission]] website, but does not block the channel.
  
 
==YouTube==
 
==YouTube==
 
{{FA|YouTube/Censorship}}
 
{{FA|YouTube/Censorship}}
[[image:Sign in to youtube.png|left|280px]]
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Youtube originally offered unrestricted access to videos on its site. Later{{when}} it started to require signing in for access to some.
 
Youtube originally offered unrestricted access to videos on its site. Later{{when}} it started to require signing in for access to some.
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==Twitch==
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Twitch actively engages in censorship.
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==Vimeo==
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As of mid [[2021]] [[Vimeo]] started to ask to login for all videos that are not rated ("Video is not rated. Log in to watch.")<ref>https://vimeo.com/554152310</ref>
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Latest revision as of 22:33, 13 October 2021

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Soft, or indirect, censorship is any of a range of practices more subtle an indirect than simply censoring outright. It is often used by social media companies to control the Official narrative.

Facebook

Full article: Facebook/Censorship

Shadow banning

Full article: Shadow banning

Twitter

Full article: Twitter/Censorship

Reddit

Full article: Reddit/Censorship
911 truth quarantined.png

Reddit began [When?] warning users that certain channels "may contain a high degree of misinformation". The 911Truth channel directs users to the 9-11 Commission website, but does not block the channel.

YouTube

Full article: YouTube/Censorship
Sign in to youtube.png

Youtube originally offered unrestricted access to videos on its site. Later[When?] it started to require signing in for access to some.

Twitch

Twitch actively engages in censorship.

Vimeo

As of mid 2021 Vimeo started to ask to login for all videos that are not rated ("Video is not rated. Log in to watch.")[1]


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