Perhaps, but how would you ever know if the govt controls the entire narrative. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_licence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Perhaps, but how would you ever know if the govt controls the entire narrative. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_licence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_licence, the amount collected by western countries are significantly more than what is needed for basic services. Could a TV license be even justified in the internet age. The best reason I can come up with is that the govts are worried about loosing control over the narrative.