On my earthbound connection my government can influence the ISP, but how is the government of [insert-autocratic-country] here supposed to control what its citi

On my earthbound connection my government can influence the ISP, but how is the government of [insert-autocratic-country] here supposed to control what its citizen do over satellite internet? I assume that all communication to, in, and from the satellite network is secured by cryptography to prevent eavesdropping.