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The fear of offending one’s readers or viewers drives more media bias and self-censorship than ideology does.

"If the government fails to act, then Islamists are going to feel emboldened. There will be more self-censorship for women and girls, they will be more intimidated participating in public events," Shireen Huq, a prominent women's rights activist, told the BBC.

The “culture of fear” instilled at several agencies led to “self-censorship among scientists and otherwise impedes their ability to work effectively or speak on important scientific issues,” UCS found.

Several of the DeepSeek users the BBC was initially in touch with stopped responding when asked if the app's self-censorship was a cause for concern - an indication of how sensitive such discussions can be in China.

The exact implications of President Trump’s orders are not entirely clear, so it’s hard to say exactly what may not be published as a result, but pre-emptive self-censorship is also likely.