That's a fair point to add, but note that I specifically mentioned that this is a problem for countries without freedom of speech protections. In the US, we're

That's a fair point to add, but note that I specifically mentioned that this is a problem for countries without freedom of speech protections. In the US, we're semi-protected from government interference with this level of free speech that is critical of public figures, though technology firms have the capability of deciding what content is allowed on their platforms and can still provide some form of censorship if they choose to for various real or artificial reasons.