But find the image of the prop half out of the water. Thats the super-secret thing they were so embarrased about. Those images have been surgically removed from the internet.

The full story involves a dilema between forcing the boat off the ground, and risk stripping its super-secret rubber coatings that might then be collected by russian agents, or letting the tide go out and expose the prop to the media.

The Canadian government bought some used subs from the UK 10 or 15 years ago. One of the subs had a huge dent and I mean Oldsmobile sized. The Brits seem to have a tough time navigating their subs.

Still, I'd expect media companies to be more likely to comply with orders to remove military secrets than to remove scientific data.

But you're right, censorship happens. How do we prevent it?

The UK in particular doesn't seem to have ever been overly enamoured with the idea of an intrinsic right to unlimited free speech.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_the_United_Kin...