In the past, many net service providers have escaped censure because they simply acted as carriers of data and did not edit the information they passed on.

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It noted that the department's National Operations Center had a policy in place to edit out any gathered information which fell outside of the categories relevant to its investigations.

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Academics, who live in a culture which values the free and easy movement of information (and who edit and referee papers for nothing) have long been uncomfortable bedfellows with commercial publishing companies, which want to maximise profits by charging for access to that information, and who control many (although not all) of the most prestigious scientific journals.

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In the era of open-source sharing, anyone can set up or edit a Wikipedia page, cite questionable sources or air unsubstantiated information, it behooves us to seek the truth and to elevate facts and not let them fall victim to the whims of an intellectually bankrupt election season where the loudest beats out the truest.

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Within the launcher's edit mode, users can easily hide apps or delve into its detailed information.

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However, on more than one occasion I have found a lack of information in an area which I have some knowledge and ability to contribute to, yet upon clicking "edit" I have always abandoned the notion that I can contribute because of the complexity of the process.

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