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We thank Darlow and Gray (henceforth D&G)(1) for raising possible misconceptions regarding our paper on scientific censorship (2). First, D&G conflate explanation with blame; to explain is not to blame, and the concept of blame is irrelevant to our paper. Next, D&G write,“the authors suggest that increased participation of women and people from diverse backgrounds in academia increases censorship….” While we proposed harm-aversion as one explanation for women supporting censorship more than men, we made no claims about people from diverse backgrounds, nor are we aware of relevant data. D&G then combine ethical concerns regarding the treatment of participants in research with harm concerns regarding the dissemination of science. Censorship pertains only to the latter. D&G note that one study we cited (3) had a very low response rate, which led Gray (the second author of D&G)(1) to file an …