when courts and governments cannot block any publication or speech before it actually occurs, on the principle that a law had not been broken until an illegal act has been committed, it is known as

Censorship

Explanation:

Censorship been defined historically

as earlier restriction that is courts and government cannot block any publication or speech before it has happened. It is based on the principle that a law has not been broken yet until an illegal act has been committed.

It is suppressing of speech,writing that is deemed not right, offensive, indecent, or controversial. People can become censore through a group of people trying to erase the history and culture of another and when individuals issue a complain about certain content to someone in power, having them ban the information in turn.

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