"self-censor" meaning in English

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          "text": "There's been a lot of talk recently about the problem of \"libel chill\" on British science writing, that people self-censor for fear they'd be sued (as Simon Singh was by British Chiropractic Association).",
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          "ref": "2018, Sam \"qntm\" Hughes, There Is No Antimemetics Division:",
          "text": "An antimeme is an idea with self-censoring properties; an idea which, by its intrinsic nature, discourages or prevents people from spreading it.",
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        "To censor one's own words or works; to engage in self-censorship."
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        "(transitive, intransitive) To censor one's own words or works; to engage in self-censorship."
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