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		kqr on April 5, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amazon worker chat app to ban words such as “union... Censored is not technically the right word, though. You don't directly get thrown in jail for discussing union stuff.

jamincan on April 5, 2022 [–]

censorship ≠ incarceration

kqr on April 5, 2022 | [–]

Well, almost. Censorship is generally backed by some sort of threat of violence.

If I refuse to propagate speech I disagree with, it might be hypocritical of me, or just impolite, but it's not censorship.

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