hi @ricardo993 and @kilvnrex. I hope you are both well :-) This is an interesting discussion. I thought I would drop in with a view on censorship with respect to the Hive blockchain, and to provide some clarification.

The meaning of censorship is defined as:

the action of preventing part or the whole of a book, film, work of art, document, or other kind of communication from being seen or made available to the public, because it is considered to be offensive or harmful Cambridge Dictionary

The Ink Well, like all Hive communities, does not and can not censor posts. All posts remain fully accessible to the public on the Hive blockchain, even if they are muted within a specific community. It's one of the core principles of blockchain ;-) All communities, however, have the right to determine which themes and posts they will endorse and support, and which they will not. The Ink Well's stance on violence, especially that against women, is well known to those who write regularly in the community.

Authors are under no obligation to censor their posts on Hive. However, if they wish to submit a post to a Hive community, then they need to ensure that they comply fully with the rules and guidelines published by said community.