Are you sure they didn't get more attention from free-speech crusaders simply because they got more coverage in the media? Speaking for myself, I see stories o

Are you sure they didn't get more attention from free-speech crusaders simply because they got more coverage in the media? Speaking for myself, I see stories of government prosecution used to stifle speech extremely rarely (unless we count every instance of the cops getting too rough with protestors). Which is not to say it happens rarely, it's just not reported on much. There's another aspect to this, I think. Cops have been arresting protesters for centuries - we've reached equilibrium there. But censorship by globe-spanning private companies is new, as is the growing share of communication controlled by them. Which makes it scarier, and harder to predict if it'll get much worse in the coming decades.