Censorship isn’t about blocking, or hiding things. Censorship, censor comes from censeo— “to have an opinion, I have an opinion”.
Therefore in regards to censorship and Internet censorship, it is wise to consider that in fact, these Internet corporations do have an opinion about what is fitting and what is not. For example, let us not forget that Google owns YouTube, and let us not forget that ultimately Google YouTube is an advertising company.
Anything that runs on advertising will always have censorship!
From chat gpt4:
The term “censorship” has its roots in ancient Rome. The word derives from the Latin “censor,” which was an office in ancient Roman society. The censors were magistrates responsible for maintaining the census, supervising public morality, and overseeing certain aspects of the government’s finances. One of their duties was to oversee the behavior and morals of the citizens, which involved removing individuals who were deemed to have violated these morals from the census or reducing their rank. Over time, the role of the censor evolved and came to encompass other tasks related to maintaining public order and morality.
From this ancient office, the term “censor” eventually came to be used in modern times to refer to anyone who examines and suppresses objectionable material, leading to the concept of “censorship” as the act or system of suppressing or deleting anything considered objectionable.