There is no stronger indication of a country living under tyrannical rule than perhaps its government possessing extreme control over the inflow and outflow of information. Access to information, no matter where it comes from, is integral and such a restrictive policy goes against the values that platforms like twitter were created upon. Another idea that must be explored is the use of information as a way to control people. The global community must question why a country would restrict access to information, even if it may be false, unless there is some degree of truth to it. Hiding and banning information does not come out of a sense of protectiveness but, instead, of self-preservation.

Source: The Nation June 29, 2022 02:14 UTC