{
  "id": 18175802,
  "title": "What Drives Censorship on College Campuses?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/what-drives-censorship-on-college-campuses",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-04T19:58:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Marginal Revolution",
    "slug": "marginal-revolution",
    "url": "https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2026/11/what-drives-censorship-on-college-campuses.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Recent research indicates that self-censorship on college campuses is driven by more than just political ideology. Using survey data from a private elite institution, a new working paper reveals that students with moderate views are the most likely to self-censor. This phenomenon is linked to confidence and the perceived importance of an issue. Those who are confident in their beliefs or view a topic as highly significant tend to hold more extreme opinions and self-censor less frequently. Notably, conservatives exhibit higher rates of self-censorship compared to liberals. Furthermore, an individual is more inclined to self-censor on the subjects where they lean more conservative than on those where they lean more liberal. Conservatives are also more likely to attribute their self-censorship to concerns about social exclusion, and report less self-censorship outside the university environment. Minority groups, especially those perceived as marginalized, self-censor less than majority groups, particularly on issues salient to them, such as Black students regarding Black Lives Matter.",
  "summary": "There has been widespread concern about self-censorship on university campuses, and especially that conservative voices are being stifled. Using survey data from a private elite college, we show that self-censorship is not simply about being conservative: it is students with the most moderate views who self-censor the most. This pattern is associated with confidence and […] The post What Drives…",
  "key_points": [
    "Moderate students most likely to self-censor on college campuses",
    "Conservatives exhibit higher rates of self-censorship than liberals",
    "Minority groups self-censor less, especially on salient issues"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}