On the subject of censorshp

Critical thinking is a threat to power. Books can contain ideas which encourage critical thinking. In modern times, a more effective technique has been to condition the people so that they can have almost every resource that they need at their disposal and not know how to use them. This is done via a seemingly innocuous but covert form of psychological warfare (television, advertising, news organizations).

Any of the upsides to censorship prior to these times can probably be found in Plato's Republic.

Bit harder to censor people who have access to the internet, unless you go with the Great Firewall route. Didn't Erdogan in Turkey try to block access to Twitter? There is only an upside if you are the one controlling the information.

>>8656948
Kadyrov in Chechnya keeps trying to shut down the Internet, but he's so obsessed with Instagram, it doesn't last very long.

The government doesn't have the right to jurisdiction in books or on the Internet, news media is a different story because they've proven themselves to be biased anyway.

Prevents the spread of ideas harmful to society.

>>8657691
>harmful to those in power
ftfy