Thanks for the clarification. You're right, access to the internet at large is more or less egalitarian; having your voice heard (and not hidden), is not though, and therein lies the problem.
If a tree falls on the forest, and no one is there to hear it, did it even make a noise?
Also relevant is this very interesting research experiment conducted ~5 years ago on social media manipulation, in which they dubbed the term "Censorship 2.0"
That's true, we used to think of it in terms of access, but I suppose now that anyone can figuratively start their own news network, the issue is who gatekeeps the directories rather than the access.
If a tree falls on the forest, and no one is there to hear it, did it even make a noise?
Also relevant is this very interesting research experiment conducted ~5 years ago on social media manipulation, in which they dubbed the term "Censorship 2.0"
https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/38wl43/we_used_sock...