Can blocking various tlds considered as censorship by restricing a user by saying whatever tlds they must on their domain related to blog or a lemmy instance ? Is defining a specific set of tlds as abusive accurate as anyone have the right to choose whichever tld they wanna use ?

  • Xanza@lemm.eeEnglish
    22·
    8 days ago

    The discrepancy is because you looked up the noun, censorship. The censorship being referred to here is a legally defined term which is when the Government censors information;

    The term censorship derives from the official duties of the Roman censor who, beginning in 443 b.c., conducted the census by counting, assessing, and evaluating the populace. Originally neutral in tone, the term has come to mean the suppression of ideas or images by the government or others with authority.

    Look up censorship in a law dictionary and you’ll see the difference.

    The only type of censorship that you have protection from is from the government. For example your employer can censor you completely legally. They can tell you that you’re not allowed to say certain things and if you do you can lose your job. All of that is perfectly legal. If the government does the same thing it’s illegal.

    That’s the difference. Casual censorship versus Governmental censorship.

    • unhrpetby@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      31·
      8 days ago

      The censorship being referred to here is a legally defined term…

      There is no such mention by OP about the legal definition.

      • Xanza@lemm.eeEnglish
        11·
        7 days ago

        There is no such mention by OP about the legal definition.

        It’s contextual. It doesn’t have to be pointed out. If you’re talking about censorship, specifically censorship when dealing with your rights or government in general, then you’re speaking about the legal definition. Speaking about your job censoring you? The noun.