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by d110af5ccf 1591 days ago
> money changed hands

irrelevant

> They can remove any content any time.

agreed

> It's not an open platform.

also agreed

That doesn't change that this is a form of censorship. They have a legal right to do so but that doesn't change what it is.

Note that censorship doesn't have to be globally complete in order to qualify as such. If I kick guests out of my house for discussing certain topics that's an act of censorship. Possibly a well justified one depending on the scenario.