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What does it mean?
Sexual censorship is a precursor to broader political censorship, suggesting a pattern of escalating control.
In plain terms
If a country censors sex, it will likely censor politics too.
What can you take from it?
Censorship often starts with the personal before moving to the political.

Where it applies

  • political systems
  • social policy
  • civil liberties

Putting it to work

  • advocating for free speech
  • monitoring government overreach

Questions to consider

  • Where does censorship begin?
  • Is all censorship linked?

Another view

Some societies censor specific topics without banning all political dissent.

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