How is the far left _or_ the far right relevant in this? And how does the UK government _or_ NYT belong to either? Mind you that this is MasterCard and Visa who

How is the far left _or_ the far right relevant in this? And how does the UK government _or_ NYT belong to either? Mind you that this is MasterCard and Visa who have forced this move on PH. Now, of course it's still a political issue, but internet censorship transcends the political spectrum