That's a pretty melodramatic way of describing someone needing to find a new publisher or self-publish. Previously, they may not have been able to disseminate

That's a pretty melodramatic way of describing someone needing to find a new publisher or self-publish. Previously, they may not have been able to disseminate their ideas at all or may have actually been jailed or killed to contain their ideas. How would even prevent someone from being "cancelled" without taking away publishers' freedom of expression?