Communication: Science Censorship Is a Global Issue. Ritchie, E. G., Driscoll, D. A., & Maron, M. Nature, 542(7640):165, February, 2017.
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[Excerpt] [...] Regrettably, suppression of public scientific information is already the norm, or is being attempted, in many countries [...]. We fear that such gagging orders could encourage senior bureaucrats to use funding as a tool with which to rein in academic freedoms. [...] The response of scientists to this type of coercion has been to share scientific information widely and openly using such legal means as social media to defend facts and transparency [...]
@article{ritchieCommunicationScienceCensorship2017,
  title = {Communication: Science Censorship Is a Global Issue},
  author = {Ritchie, Euan G. and Driscoll, Don A. and Maron, Martine},
  year = {2017},
  month = feb,
  volume = {542},
  pages = {165},
  issn = {0028-0836},
  doi = {10.1038/542165b},
  abstract = {[Excerpt] [...] Regrettably, suppression of public scientific information is already the norm, or is being attempted, in many countries [...]. We fear that such gagging orders could encourage senior bureaucrats to use funding as a tool with which to rein in academic freedoms. [...] The response of scientists to this type of coercion has been to share scientific information widely and openly using such legal means as social media to defend facts and transparency [...]},
  journal = {Nature},
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  lccn = {INRMM-MiD:c-14274907},
  number = {7640}
}

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