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Censorship: an ongoing issue
The Los Angeles City Council implemented a rule to ban the use of the N-word and C-word during public comments, with penalties including warnings, removal, and exclusion from future meetings. Critics argue this broad and context-insensitive restriction grants officials excessive power to censor words they find offensive, risking violations of First Amendment rights. Civil liberties groups have issued a demand to repeal the rules, asserting that the bans threaten free speech by conflating offensive language with disruptive conduct.
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