How Internet Censorship Works

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How Internet Censorship Works

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May 19, 2015

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Some of it seems innocuous enough: protecting kids from unseemly sites or intellectual property from piracy. But the tools to protect these things are the same that governments can also use to censor ideas and quell dissent. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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May 19, 2015

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