Government Censorship

Definition

Government censorship refers to when state authorities regulate or suppress information being circulated within society for various reasons such as national security or maintaining social order.

Related terms

Propaganda: Information, especially biased or misleading in nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view. This can be a result of government censorship.

Internet Censorship: The control or suppression of what can be accessed, published, or viewed on the Internet enacted by regulators - a modern form of government censorship.

Sedition: Conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state. This is often subject to government censorship for maintaining national security and order.