@34-5, the Le Guin affair you're referring to is largely a matter of public record. Something was posted, then it was deleted, and very shortly thereafter Cory posted an exhaustive explanation.
I think it's pretty clearly different from the current kerfuffle, most obviously because the Boingers were responding to a legal threat.
Link.
Scraps, your point about the definition of "censorship" is purely pedantic and could be dismissed for that reason alone. Whether "censorship" is the right word for what's going on here is immaterial.
You also haven't specified what error you think shmegegge is making. Let's assume you're arguing that "censorship" means only government censorship. Then you are being not merely pedantic but also wrong. The OED gives "censorship" as "The office or function of a censor," and goes on to define "censor" as (among other things):
2. a. transf. One who exercises official or officious supervision over morals and conduct.
I think you'll find this comports with common usage. For example, if a private school screens out certain phrases from student publications, that is commonly called "censorship."
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