> That said, I respectfully don't see the relationship between the source code license and, perhaps, what the software is used for, in particular, the social ra

> That said, I respectfully don't see the relationship between the source code license and, perhaps, what the software is used for, in particular, the social ramifications of technology that Black Mirror often addresses. Because you might be assuming that the user always controls the software. However, as long as the source code is kept secret, the developers/distributors also have some level of control on the users. It becomes possible (and easy) to insert malware-like stuff in the software (i.e things unwanted by users, like tracking/spying, license checks, forced upgrades, feature removal, remote file removal, malware installation, etc), allowing black-mirroresque situations (software or devices forcing you to watch advertisements before you can watch what you wanted, complete history of your browsing). If the program is licensed under a free software license, it implies that the source code is public and modifiable. It makes these things are a lot harder to hide, and a lot harder to keep enabled.