Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
cepo informativo
English translation:
information clampdown
Added to glossary by
Magdalena Ponce
Dec 18, 2016 23:48
7 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Geology and Hydrogeology / Proofreading
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
cepo informativo
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
Government agency policies
The context is "el organismo estableció un 'cepo informativo'" que impide que los ciudadanos obtengan información sobre las empresas". It refers to a government agency that acts as a local public registry of commerce that decided to stop providing information on such companies to any citizens or journalists requesting it. It reminds me of the concept of "gag order", but it was not issued by a court. What would you suggest?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | information clampdown |
Charles Davis
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| 5 +2 | information blackout |
Rebecca Jowers
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| 4 | info block/freeze/restriction on info |
David Hollywood
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| 4 | Information blockade/barrier |
Rodrigo Yanez
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Proposed translations
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14 mins
Selected
information clampdown
This is an expression often used in this situation.
Post-Sept. 11 rules are hampering scientists' access to information
In the name of security, U.S. has cut Internet links and stripped info from agency Web sites.
"If there was a question about whether something should be declassified or not before Sept. 11, probably the attitude was to declassify," Ms. Kimberly said. "Now there's a more conservative approach."
The result, say experts, has been an information clampdown."
http://www.starnewsonline.com/news/20021015/post-sept-11-rul...
"However, the information clampdown has a history that predates the war on terror."
https://www.theguardian.com/GWeekly/Story/0,3939,662814,00.h...
Post-Sept. 11 rules are hampering scientists' access to information
In the name of security, U.S. has cut Internet links and stripped info from agency Web sites.
"If there was a question about whether something should be declassified or not before Sept. 11, probably the attitude was to declassify," Ms. Kimberly said. "Now there's a more conservative approach."
The result, say experts, has been an information clampdown."
http://www.starnewsonline.com/news/20021015/post-sept-11-rul...
"However, the information clampdown has a history that predates the war on terror."
https://www.theguardian.com/GWeekly/Story/0,3939,662814,00.h...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, Charles!"
9 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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223
info block/freeze/restriction on info
my initial ideas
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or: info clamp
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all boils down to the same thing, so let's see how others react to these suggestions
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Note added at 13 mins (2016-12-19 00:02:18 GMT)
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"cepo" is "clamp" and would work if you want to go literal
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would definitely shy away from "gag order"
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Note added at 11 mins (2016-12-19 00:00:14 GMT)
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or: info clamp
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Note added at 12 mins (2016-12-19 00:01:18 GMT)
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all boils down to the same thing, so let's see how others react to these suggestions
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Note added at 13 mins (2016-12-19 00:02:18 GMT)
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"cepo" is "clamp" and would work if you want to go literal
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Note added at 15 mins (2016-12-19 00:03:41 GMT)
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would definitely shy away from "gag order"
9 hrs
Rodrigo Yanez
Chile
Chile
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Chile
ENSP Translator/Developer/Economist
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Information blockade/barrier
Equivalente a "cerco informativo" o "bloqueo informativo"
+2
10 hrs
Rebecca Jowers
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Works in field
Spain
30 yrs experience legal-commercial
Native in: English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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104
information blackout
The expression I’ve most often seen for this concept is “information blackout,” defined in the Oxford Living Dictionary as “a suppression of information, especially one imposed on the media by government: ‘there is a total information blackout on minority interests.’”
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/blackout
“Information blackout” gets 49,000 hits in Google. Here are a few examples:
“The Home Office is at the centre of a growing storm over a concerted information blackout as immigration officials refuse to confirm whether Britain will take any girl refugees…”
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/723034/home-office-refuses-...
“Defectors lift curtain on North Korea's information blackout.”
http://www.pbssocal.org/programs/pbs-newshour/defectors-lift...
“Authorities in India's portion of Kashmir have shut down printing presses and temporarily banned newspapers from publishing in a sweeping information blackout…”
http://www.castanet.net/news/World/170908/Information-blacko...
“Prison system in crisis as residents demand answers over information blackout”
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/Prison-system-in-crisis-as...
A follow-up to the 1962 census was initially scheduled for October 1966, but in keeping with the information blackout, it was cancelled with no official explanation ...
https://books.google.es/books?isbn=0857718894
“Information blackout in Turkmenistan’s hinterland”
http://www.rferl.org/a/qishloq-ovozi-turkmenistan-satellite-...
“Venezuela takes on Zika amid shortages and information blackout”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/venezuela-takes-zika-amid-shortag...
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Then you could just describe it as a restriction on information. But if your text actually says "impide que los ciudadanos obtengan información sobre las empresas", that is an "information blackout": citizens are prevented from obtaining (denied access to) certain information.
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/blackout
“Information blackout” gets 49,000 hits in Google. Here are a few examples:
“The Home Office is at the centre of a growing storm over a concerted information blackout as immigration officials refuse to confirm whether Britain will take any girl refugees…”
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/723034/home-office-refuses-...
“Defectors lift curtain on North Korea's information blackout.”
http://www.pbssocal.org/programs/pbs-newshour/defectors-lift...
“Authorities in India's portion of Kashmir have shut down printing presses and temporarily banned newspapers from publishing in a sweeping information blackout…”
http://www.castanet.net/news/World/170908/Information-blacko...
“Prison system in crisis as residents demand answers over information blackout”
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/Prison-system-in-crisis-as...
A follow-up to the 1962 census was initially scheduled for October 1966, but in keeping with the information blackout, it was cancelled with no official explanation ...
https://books.google.es/books?isbn=0857718894
“Information blackout in Turkmenistan’s hinterland”
http://www.rferl.org/a/qishloq-ovozi-turkmenistan-satellite-...
“Venezuela takes on Zika amid shortages and information blackout”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/venezuela-takes-zika-amid-shortag...
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Then you could just describe it as a restriction on information. But if your text actually says "impide que los ciudadanos obtengan información sobre las empresas", that is an "information blackout": citizens are prevented from obtaining (denied access to) certain information.
Note from asker:
| I've seen this concept being used, the only aspect that makes me doubt is that, in this particular case, the information is not silenced or hidden, but restricted... |
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