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The Northern Kingdoms
Diplomat
 
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Founded: Jan 26, 2015
Ex-Nation

Your nation and censorship

Postby The Northern Kingdoms » Thu Mar 05, 2015 11:02 pm

Does your country impose censorship? If so, what? Why?

The only things the Northern Kingdoms has censored are material that would highly offend a religion or race.
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The Northern Kingdoms
De Nordliga Riken
La Nordaj Regnoj

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Dontaria
Envoy
 
Posts: 217
Founded: Oct 12, 2013
Authoritarian Democracy

Postby Dontaria » Fri Mar 06, 2015 2:00 am

Anything that the government doesn't favour is automatically censored.
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Ludania
Spokesperson
 
Posts: 167
Founded: Feb 05, 2012
Father Knows Best State

Postby Ludania » Fri Mar 06, 2015 2:02 am

Ludania doesn't usually enforce censorship and has a technically free press, although articles or republican media outlets attacking the Royal Family are usually stamped out and are "strongly discouraged" from doing so again.

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Skulltrenia
Political Columnist
 
Posts: 4
Founded: Mar 06, 2015
Ex-Nation

Postby Skulltrenia » Fri Mar 06, 2015 2:05 am

Due to Skulltrenia being a Swordean Colony, censorship is huge, especially non-government propaganda.

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Singaporean Transhumans
Negotiator
 
Posts: 5748
Founded: Dec 31, 2014
Ex-Nation

Postby Singaporean Transhumans » Fri Mar 06, 2015 2:27 am

The title should be "censorship in your nation".
Anyways, censorship is pretty widespread here. Technophobic content, anti-Revolutionary Transhumanism propaganda and religious stuff are all censored. Along with stuff of these TRs requesting for autonomy.
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Brellach
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Posts: 437
Founded: Jun 20, 2007
Ex-Nation

Postby Brellach » Fri Mar 06, 2015 2:39 am

Divine Queen Lyta has forbidden Her Court from pursuing a censorship policy of any kind. When quizzed on the subject, she explained: "Her Divine Glory gifted Her Favoured Children with both a mind and a voice to speak it; who are we to silence them?"

However, prior to Queen Lyta's accession there was no censorship in Brellach anyway.
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The Third Nova Terra of Scrin
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Founded: Oct 01, 2011
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Postby The Third Nova Terra of Scrin » Fri Mar 06, 2015 2:58 am

Censorship exists in Tanzhiye, but is otherwise rare so the Tanshi media is generally free.
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Voimukas
Civilian
 
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Founded: Mar 06, 2015
Ex-Nation

Postby Voimukas » Fri Mar 06, 2015 3:01 am

Censorship within the Union is highly prevalent, with any non-govenrment approved material being banned.
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Gig em Aggies
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Posts: 7728
Founded: Aug 15, 2009
Iron Fist Consumerists

Postby Gig em Aggies » Fri Mar 06, 2015 3:50 am

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The headquarters of the Department of Public Information Services a division of the Communications department located in Stone Bluff a suburb of Villa Del Rise the agents and workers of the department only answer to the council of judges. The agents and workers of the PIS or Doppler as the council of judges and members of the agency heiarchy call it focus on censoring all forms of communications which are deemed unfavorable or harmful to the state and public once information is either censored or the flow is stopped the Dopplers cryptology wing kicks in and traces the source to which then an order of colors is issued. Depending on the color of the order the countries vast network of Secret police and members of the highly secretive PPC either capture the target alive or kill them on sight.
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Trevor Phillip Enterprises
Minister
 
Posts: 2280
Founded: Oct 30, 2014
Ex-Nation

Postby Trevor Phillip Enterprises » Fri Mar 06, 2015 3:53 am

Censorship is against our constitutional rights ... unless you are snitchin' on my operations in which case YOUR ASS IS GONE!
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Gig em Aggies
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Postby Gig em Aggies » Fri Mar 06, 2015 3:58 am

Trevor Phillip Enterprises wrote:Censorship is against our constitutional rights ... unless you are snitchin' on my operations in which case YOUR ASS IS GONE!

We could help you by the way our PPC units are so good the job is done even before you finish your sentence. We could also set up sophisticated equipment that allows you to trace the source of the "snitch" and eliminate it with deadly precision.
“One of the serious problems of planning against Aggie doctrine is that the Aggies do not read their manuals nor do they feel any obligations to follow their doctrine.”
“The reason that the Aggies does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the Aggies practices chaos on a daily basis.”
“If we don’t know what we are doing, the enemy certainly can’t anticipate our future actions!”

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Carabana
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Founded: Dec 20, 2014
Ex-Nation

Postby Carabana » Fri Mar 06, 2015 4:15 am

Censorship is BANNED here.
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Zurmania
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Founded: Mar 05, 2015
Ex-Nation

Postby Zurmania » Fri Mar 06, 2015 4:24 am

Of course we must censor the press and other media especially foreign media to protected our citizens from harmful western propaganda that would undermine the advancement of communism in our nation.
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Note: the Politics of Zurmania don't reflect my own beliefs, Zurmania is Portrayal of Eastern European Warsaw Pact State.

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Sinuiju SAR
Secretary
 
Posts: 31
Founded: Mar 05, 2015
Ex-Nation

Postby Sinuiju SAR » Fri Mar 06, 2015 5:15 am

Censorship in the Sinuiju SAR, and North Korea in general, is all-pervading and strictly enforced. All media outlets are owned and controlled by the government. Both radio and television sets are preset to only receive these frequencies. Internet access is unavailable, except with special authorization.
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the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

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Guangdong Province (Ancient)
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Posts: 22
Founded: Mar 03, 2015
Ex-Nation

Postby Guangdong Province (Ancient) » Fri Mar 06, 2015 6:50 am

Everything is censored in Guangdong Province

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Saint Kitten
Senator
 
Posts: 4436
Founded: Jul 10, 2013
Ex-Nation

Postby Saint Kitten » Fri Mar 06, 2015 6:55 am

Censorship? What is this censorship you speak of?
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Galba Dea
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Posts: 210
Founded: Aug 01, 2012
Ex-Nation

Postby Galba Dea » Fri Mar 06, 2015 6:59 am

Does your country impose censorship? If so, what? Why?

We here at ABDS Corporation uphold the ideals of Free Expression as found in the constintutions of our various Client-States. As a result, we carefully monitor all communication and block illicit information transfer, such as that of underage pornography or that which violates copyright and intellectual property protection laws. We believe information should be free; free of the burden of worry about whether or not what you're doing with it should bring you to harm.

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Tigeria
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Founded: Mar 28, 2012
Ex-Nation

Postby Tigeria » Fri Mar 06, 2015 7:03 am

ThE only thing we censor is anything that would cause harm physically to a majority of Tigerians
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Charlotte Ryberg
The Muse of the Westcountry
 
Posts: 15007
Founded: Mar 14, 2007
Civil Rights Lovefest

Postby Charlotte Ryberg » Fri Mar 06, 2015 7:54 am

Press and media censorship is very limited in Minoa: we can't stop them from publishing anything unless it promotes homophobia, Scientology or Nazism, and anything that threatens other people's satisfactory guarantees of free speech or safety.

The only websites we're allowed to block are those that promote child pornography.
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Ventalia
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Posts: 663
Founded: Jul 19, 2014
Civil Rights Lovefest

Postby Ventalia » Fri Mar 06, 2015 8:04 am

Mild censorship is in place to protect minors from depictions of rape, murder, ultra-violence, and so forth. This mostly means adult-themed shows don't broadcast in the morning and early afternoon when kids could be watching. While movies and TV shows have ratings, it's largely up to parents to enforce.

Otherwise, television in Ventalia is notoriously smutty and may have a wide range of themes.

Other forms of media are generally uncensored, though good manners means actual, real snuff and extreme gore are never shown.

Some media sources self-censor to avoid litigation. Others seem to revel in libellous behaviour.
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Olwe
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Founded: Jan 22, 2004
Ex-Nation

Postby Olwe » Fri Mar 06, 2015 10:51 am

The only things censored by Olwe are child porn (for obvious reasons) and untrue statements in court/by the press (once again, for obvious reasons). Truth can be a double-edged sword for the government where the press is concerned, but Olwe has never attempted to quash a truthful story with a negative view of the government.
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United Russian Soviet States
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Posts: 3327
Founded: Jan 07, 2015
Ex-Nation

Postby United Russian Soviet States » Fri Mar 06, 2015 4:55 pm

We censor anti-government stuff. We want the masses to only know the right things about us.
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Aikoland
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Posts: 1958
Founded: Dec 22, 2011
Capitalist Paradise

Postby Aikoland » Fri Mar 06, 2015 6:31 pm

With the exceptions of such things like child pornography or government secrets, censorship imposed by the government of Aikoland is strictly forbidden, as that is considered a violation of the freedom of speech and is, therefore, unconstitutional.

Self-imposed censorship on the other hand, while not extremely common, isn't unheard of and is legal, same with censorship by corporations.
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A small Francophone nation located on a group of islands to the south of France. Primary territory of the nation consists of three main islands, the states as described in our national motto, along with smaller less populated islands surrounding them.
Official Nation Name: The Empire of Aikoland
Government Type: Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Head of State: Empress Élisabeth IV
Head of Government: Prime Minister Mélodie Bélanger
Population: 6.07 million (2023 estimate)
Official Language: French
Current Year: 2023

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The Blackreach virus
Spokesperson
 
Posts: 162
Founded: Feb 06, 2015
Ex-Nation

Postby The Blackreach virus » Fri Mar 06, 2015 6:33 pm

all papers media ETC. are state run
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New Vudnia
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Founded: Aug 01, 2012
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Postby New Vudnia » Fri Mar 06, 2015 6:48 pm

To a degree, yes. All "censored" material is only available through our library system and is not for individual sale. It is up to the librarian who is eligible to view the restricted section and allowing minors to view anything in there comes with a hefty fine. Once someone has reached the age of twenty, they are free to browse the restricted section of the library without a problem (they also get a special sticker on their library card). The Bible, the Quran, and virtually all forms of controversial literature are held within the restricted section.

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