Does PICS enable censorship?
This seemingly straightforward question, upon closer inspection, turns out to be many different questions when asked by different people. Many people are concerned about governments assuming one or more of the roles described in the answer to the previous question. Others are concerned about employers setting filtering rules, abuse of power by independent labelers, or a chilling effect on speech even if speech is not banned outright. People also employ different definitions of censorship. The most expansive definition is, "any action by one person that

