Censorship has always been a favorite tool of rulers and elites to keep people in line. The appetite for censorship in Western societies has waxed and waned, but censors have had a hard time keeping control of speech, as the West is both legally and culturally disinclined to shut people up. The press has traditionally been a strong check on overt censorship, as have civil libertarians. Neither group can be counted on as supporters of free speech anymore, however.
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2022/09/27/global-censorship-push-gains-momentum-n499127
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