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> The censor (at any time, there were two) was a magistrate in ancient Rome who was responsible for maintaining the census, supervising public morality, and overseeing certain aspects of the government's finances

Roman censor
@abucci Hmmm? 🤔

> The censor (at any time, there were two) was a magistrate in ancient Rome who was responsible for maintaining the census, supervising public morality, and overseeing certain aspects of the government's finances.[1]

But then:

> A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population.
@abucci Hmmm? 🤔

> The censor (at any time, there were two) was a magistrate in ancient Rome who was responsible for maintaining the census, supervising public morality, and overseeing certain aspects of the government's finances.[1]

But then:

> A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population.
@abucci Hmmm? 🤔

> The censor (at any time, there were two) was a magistrate in ancient Rome who was responsible for maintaining the census, supervising public morality, and overseeing certain aspects of the government's finances.[1]

But then:

> A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population.
@abucci Hmmm? 🤔

> The censor (at any time, there were two) was a magistrate in ancient Rome who was responsible for maintaining the census, supervising public morality, and overseeing certain aspects of the government's finances.[1]

But then:

> A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population.
@prologic "supervising public morality" is the salient bit. I suppose you're even more effective at censoring people if you're also in charge of counting them and keeping track of them.
@abucci Oh I didn't see that bit 😅
@abucci Oh I didn't see that bit 😅
@abucci Oh I didn't see that bit 😅
@abucci Oh I didn't see that bit 😅
From the Censorship: Wikipedia article:

> Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information. This may be done on the basis that such material is considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or "inconvenient".[2][3][4] Censorship can be conducted by governments,[5] private institutions and other controlling bodies.

Based on the original Roman definition, I feel like either a) we've changed the definition over time to suit us or b) we've gotten this oh so wrong

Hmmm 🤔
From the Censorship: Wikipedia article:

> Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information. This may be done on the basis that such material is considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or "inconvenient".[2][3][4] Censorship can be conducted by governments,[5] private institutions and other controlling bodies.

Based on the original Roman definition, I feel like either a) we've changed the definition over time to suit us or b) we've gotten this oh so wrong

Hmmm 🤔
From the Censorship: Wikipedia article:

> Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information. This may be done on the basis that such material is considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or "inconvenient".[2][3][4] Censorship can be conducted by governments,[5] private institutions and other controlling bodies.

Based on the original Roman definition, I feel like either a) we've changed the definition over time to suit us or b) we've gotten this oh so wrong

Hmmm 🤔
From the Censorship: Wikipedia article:

> Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information. This may be done on the basis that such material is considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or "inconvenient".[2][3][4] Censorship can be conducted by governments,[5] private institutions and other controlling bodies.

Based on the original Roman definition, I feel like either a) we've changed the definition over time to suit us or b) we've gotten this oh so wrong

Hmmm 🤔