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Okay, and I would counter-argue: your analogy doesn't make sense, we are talking about intellectual works of speech and information, not physical goods.

I hate to say this is a strawman because claiming logical fallacy is overused in Internet discourse, but that's what your comment feels like. Along with some ageism sprinkled in as an afterthought.

Of course censorship is not applicable to a physical product. I have only referred to the censorship of "speech, public communication, or other information."

Sorry, I don't get where you are going with this at all.



OK, let me try again:

"If your local 7-Eleven had Oui and Hustler on its racks last week, but they are gone this week, it has been censored."

I would argue: "No - 7-Eleven either decided just those titles weren't selling all at that well. On top of generating negative press, and driving away families with children."




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