By Kevin Stocklin In 1984, Apple ran its now iconic Super Bowl ad, directed by Hollywood heavyweight Ridley Scott, in which a young female athlete with a sledgehammer destroys an enormous video screen from which “Big Brother” issues diktats to a cowed population that is seated in rows and dressed in gray prison attire. It […]
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Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information, on the basis that such material is considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or “inconvenient.” Censorship can be conducted by governments, private institutions, and other controlling bodies.