If the government can control the primary means of communication and only allows "state-sanctioned" messages, the we will no longer be a democracy in any meanin

If the government can control the primary means of communication and only allows "state-sanctioned" messages, the we will no longer be a democracy in any meaningful sense Yes, maybe that is alarmist, after all they are only concerned about foreign influence, but this isn't the first time in US history where you could just accuse someone of being a Russian agent to shut them up if you don't like what they say.