Censored by TRUMP 1.0

You're censored! Experience Trump's censorship in real time. What does the web look like when words are banned? To illustrate the impact of the U.S. government's prohibition of nearly 250 words under President Donald Trump, Synthmedia.fr has developed a plugin that crosses out censored words in the same way U.S. agencies redact sensitive documents. The plugin allows users to choose between English (based on PEN America's list) and the French translation of these terms. As a reminder, an ever-growing list of words and documents is currently being removed from websites and government publications in an attempt by the Trump administration to erase all references not only to diversity, equity, and inclusion but also to climate change, vaccines, and a wide range of other topics. According to PEN America, more than 250 terms and expressions were initially identified as unacceptable under the Trump administration. This list includes diverse words such as "abortion," "women," "disability," "elderly," "Native Americans," and, predictably, the "Gulf of Mexico." Today, this index has expanded to over 350 terms, now encompassing even positive concepts like "drinking water." Using these words could result in the denial of research funding or the cancellation of other contracts with federal authorities. PEN America has cross-referenced the list of words banned by federal agencies published by the New York Times with additional terms reported by Reuters, the Washington Post, ProPublica, Science, Gizmodo, 404 Media, Popular Information, Politico's E&E News, and the nonprofit media outlet More Perfect Union. This censorship, which refuses to call itself by its name, constitutes a severe infringement on freedom of expression in the United States and certainly inspires other authoritarian policies in Europe. The ambition of this plugin is to demonstrate, through a visually clear mechanism, the absurdity of the measure enacted by the current U.S. administration since January 2025.

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