> Governments asking or suggesting that media companies suppress a story, with the companies choosing to comply of their own free will, is nothing new. What is

> Governments asking or suggesting that media companies suppress a story, with the companies choosing to comply of their own free will, is nothing new. What is new is that "media companies" now includes social media. I.e. what used to be real-life gossip has moved online, and been subjected to censorship. I should caution that it's not only government interference to fear - we don't want our public sphere to be moderated by giant corporations either.