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title: "3 Past Censorship Quotes by 1 author"
description: "Browse 3 Past Censorship quotes by 1 author. Discover the best Past Censorship sayings and thoughts."
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> [“In the past, censorship worked by blocking the flow of information. In the 21st century, censorship works by flooding people with irrelevant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuval-noah-harari/in-the-past-censorship-worked-by-blocking-the-flow-of-information-in/)

[Yuval Noah Harari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuval-noah-harari/)

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> [“In the past, censorship worked by blocking the flow of information. In the twenty-first century, censorship works by flooding people with irrelevant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuval-noah-harari/in-the-past-censorship-worked-by-blocking-the-flow-of-information-in-2/)

[Yuval Noah Harari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuval-noah-harari/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a35/yuval-noah-harari-100_time_in-the-past-censorship-worked-by-blockin_2174262.jpg)

> [“In the past, censorship worked by blocking the flow of information. In the twenty-first century, censorship works by flooding people with irrelevant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuval-noah-harari/in-the-past-censorship-worked-by-blocking-the-flow-of-information-in-3/)

[Yuval Noah Harari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuval-noah-harari/)

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