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The DSMA Notice System

Welcome to the website of the Defence and Security Media Advisory (DSMA) Committee

Is the DSMA-Notice system a form of censorship?

No, by definition a voluntary system cannot be censorship. DSMA-Notices are guidance for the media in self-regulation. Publication is still a matter of judgement for editors who are well used to regulating content on a wide range of matters, including when e.g. harm to individuals, financial loss or an offence to public taste may result.