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Basic form of censorship
Censor bars, also known as black bars, are a form of text, photography, or video censorship in which sensitive content is occluded by rectangular monochrome boxes. Since the creation of digital editing software which can apply less obtrusive effects such as pixelization and blurring, censor bars are typically used for satire. but remain in use to address privacy concerns. Censor bars are also used in art forms such as blackout poetry. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Censor barsA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Intelligence BulletinThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Abarbanel and the CensorCited 5 times
- Go sideways: RedactionA closely related topic
- Go sideways: CensorshipA closely related topic
đź“– Definitions
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
đź“š Books worth reading
Intelligence BulletinUnited States. War Department. Military Intelligence Service · 1942
The life of S. Alphonso Maria de Liguori, bishop of St. Agatha of the Goths, and founder of the Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerTannoja, Antonio Maria, -1808, Frederick William Faber · 1848
The Conspirators HierarchyJohn Coleman · 1992
Japanese language, gender, and ideologyJanet S. Shibamoto Smith · 2004
Free speechScott Barbour · 2000- 📕Perush ha-TorahNaḥmanides · 1489
- 📕Power of persuasionLouis Blom-Cooper · 2015
Topf & SöhneKarl Meyerbeer, Pascal Späth · 2012
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