“The worst thing about censorship is—”

“The worst thing about censorship is—”—the last part is blacked out—is a saying that has been printed on many images. The censorship saying has been cited in print since at least the early 1990s, when it was printed on bumper stickers.
 
       
Google Groups: misc.kids
WARNING
Suzanne Morine
10/4/91
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“The worst thing about censorship is -GmbfnghMn-.”  Calligraphic Button Cat.
     
Google Groups: rec.arts.fine 
censorship
Brother Alphabet
10/12/94
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I just wanted to pass along a quote i saw on a bumper sticker about censorship…
 
“The worst thing about censorship is ###################”
       
Google Groups: dfw.singles
About last night. . .
Randall Woodman
4/24/95
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The worst thing about censorship is ...........
 
Google Books
Is Greenland Really Green?
By Laurence A. Moore
New York, NY: Avon Books
1996
Pg. 28:
The worst thing about censorship is XXXXXXXXXX.
 
Google Books
More Modems for Dummies
By Tina Rathbone
Foster City, CA: IDG Books
1996
Pg. 16:
The worst thing about censorship is **********.
   
Google Groups: alt.horror
Frisk is the worst film I’ve seen in a decade.
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3/25/96
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The worst thing about censorship is XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.
   
1 April 1999, The Mirror (London, UK), “Carol Vorderman’s Internet Column: Internet Guide: http://www.our.favourite,” pg. 60:
“The worst thing about censorship is [deleted by censorship bureau].”
 
Destructoid
Censorship in Germany: How they changed your fav games
2014-02-06 18:00:00by OpiumHerz
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My name is Jim and I am German. I’ve been writing a blog series titled “The worst thing about censorship is ███████” for about a year now in order to give you a little insight into videogame censorship, which is still pretty much alive and kicking here in Germany (and elsewhere).
   
YouTube
The Worst Thing About Censorship Is…...
PlanetInfoWarsHD
Published on Dec 1, 2017
Darrin McBreen and Owen Shroyer talk about the dramatic rise of censorship in social media.
 
Twitter
Paul Kelly
@Nobbyfolk
The worst thing about censorship is ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ! Do you know what I mean.
2:16 AM - 1 Jun 2018