# Counter C00016: Censorship * **Summary**: Alter and/or block the publication/dissemination of information controlled by disinformation creators. Not recommended. * **Playbooks**: * **Metatechnique**: M005 - removal * **Resources needed:** * **Belongs to tactic stage**: TA01 | Actor types | Sectors | | ----------- | ------- | | [A031 social media platform adminstrator](../../generated_pages/actortypes/A031.md) | S007 | | Counters these Tactics | | ---------------------- | | Counters these Techniques | | ------------------------- | | [T0002 Facilitate State Propaganda](../../generated_pages/techniques/T0002.md) | | [T0003 Leverage Existing Narratives](../../generated_pages/techniques/T0003.md) | | [T0009 Create fake experts](../../generated_pages/techniques/T0009.md) | | [T0007 Create Inauthentic Social Media Pages and Groups](../../generated_pages/techniques/T0007.md) | | [T0013 Create inauthentic websites](../../generated_pages/techniques/T0013.md) | | [T0014 Prepare fundraising campaigns](../../generated_pages/techniques/T0014.md) | | [T0015 Create hashtags and search artifacts](../../generated_pages/techniques/T0015.md) | | [T0016 Create Clickbait](../../generated_pages/techniques/T0016.md) | | [T0017 Conduct fundraising](../../generated_pages/techniques/T0017.md) | | [T0018 Purchase Targeted Advertisements](../../generated_pages/techniques/T0018.md) | | [T0022 Leverage Conspiracy Theory Narratives](../../generated_pages/techniques/T0022.md) | | [T0044 Seed distortions](../../generated_pages/techniques/T0044.md) | | [T0045 Use fake experts](../../generated_pages/techniques/T0045.md) | | [T0043 Chat apps](../../generated_pages/techniques/T0043.md) | | [T0049 Flooding the Information Space](../../generated_pages/techniques/T0049.md) | | [T0057 Organize Events](../../generated_pages/techniques/T0057.md) | | Seen in incidents | | ----------------- | DO NOT EDIT ABOVE THIS LINE - PLEASE ADD NOTES BELOW