====== Censorship ======

__**Definition:**__

The application deliberately hides certain information, or certain users’ content or
profiles are deliberately removed or demoted.

===== Subtypes =====
  * [None defined]
===== Examples: =====

__Against:__

''[...] an app in its own should not already pick a side
and then censor the other side. I think it should be a
neutral place to be honest.''[1]

__Neutral:__

''Who is censoring and how are we censored by...
When you’re on social media, it’s very bad actually,
but it can be good, because when you have extreme
right or like pedophiles or things like that... so it’s
both ways.''[1]
<wrap lo>This post is labeled as neutral because the person identifies both something good and bad, but does make a definitive judgement. They are undecided.</wrap>

__In favor:__

''Tiktok has poor algorithms that block legitimate content but leave inappropriate and extremist political content up. Its unsafe for the under 18yrs old user.''[2]
<wrap lo>Although the user mentions that there is some kind of censorship that blocks the wrong content, their main focus lies on the perception that for reasons of safety some types of content must be censored.</wrap>

===== References =====

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[1] Yagil Elias, Tom P. Humbert, Lauren Olson, Emitzá Guzmán. What is unethical about software? User perceptions in the Netherlands. Proceedings of ICSE-SEIS (2025). IEEE.\\
[2] Tjikhoeri, N., Olson, L. & Guzmán, E. The best ends by the best means: ethical concerns in app reviews. Empir Software Eng 29, 138 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10664-024-10463-7\\
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[3] L. Olson, E. Guzmán and F. Kunneman, "Along the Margins: Marginalized Communities’ Ethical Concerns about Social Platforms," 2023 IEEE/ACM 45th International Conference on Software Engineering: Software Engineering in Society (ICSE-SEIS), Melbourne, Australia, 2023, pp. 71-82, doi: 10.1109/ICSE-SEIS58686.2023.00013.
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