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by baq 318 days ago
It also means “trust, but verify“.
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Censorship is not trust
Calling restrictions for kids “censorship” is just silly.
Removing undesirable information is literally censorship. For irony's sake, I'll adjust my comment for your sensibility:

Every restriction is a demonstration of a lack of trust.

Censorship is quite strictly defined to be done by the government. Not allowing kids to watch anything they please is called parenting.
Incorrect.

Your first sentence is plain wrong and your second only begs the question. It's as if you're just trying to distract from the content of my comment with sheer semantic disingenuity. But maybe you missed my point so:

every check shows distrust

Do you even have kids