Your scepticism would be more intelligent if there weren't also South Korea and Taiwan. Basically all countries that made any real effort at suppression seem to

Your scepticism would be more intelligent if there weren't also South Korea and Taiwan. Basically all countries that made any real effort at suppression seem to be doing comparably well ATM, no? And I think both of them may rank higher in Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index than Italy, so probably brutal censorship is not the only reason they appear to be doing better.