Government action to ban and delegitimize major news outlets using national security justifications represents direct state censorship and erosion of press freedom, a core dystopian governance pattern.
The US Justice Department's response to a lawsuit filed by CNN, Politico and MS NOW also cites national security.
Australia's social media ban for minors represents state-mandated content restriction and digital censorship with potential for expanded… [more]
Documents mass public petition to ban a media outlet due to alleged inflammatory content and links to violence, raising concerns about… [more]
Sudan amended criminal law to criminalize online and media publishing as state security crimes with penalties including life imprisonment… [more]