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Formal edit
This tactic needs a more formal term. It fits in the category of supression (of information) and the subcategory of "paid supression" with the twist that a source is tricked into thinking that a publisher is going to publish the story. -Inowen (nlfte) 08:42, 13 December 2018 (UTC) ```
- Not opposed to a name change, I'll just point out that "catch and kill" has become a fairly widespread expression. People looking for an explication of the term might not get to "Supression". There should be a redirect, at the very least. Robincantin (talk) 14:43, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
Similar to shadow banning then. Zezen (talk) 09:01, 17 November 2019 (UTC)