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Not really.
I am continually amazed that people really don't get the "how's" & "why's" of "censorship" in Orwell's 1984.
First of all it really wasn't "censorship" in the sense that we're seeing now; because there was no such thing as a "free press" or "private companies" (much less an "internet") -- in 1984 all "news" was entirely (100%) government controlled -- it was much more like say the Soviet Union (Pravda, etc), or the milieu control of a "cult"... in other words it wasn't about "censoring" any specific topics as it was about entirely fictitious (pre-filtered, "vetted," government employee written) "news" (and indeed ALL "media").
-- Moreover the social structure was such that the "Big Brother" government really didn't give a shit about MOST of the populations' "thoughts", to wit:
That lower class was not only "uneducated" it was kept (essentially if not entirely) illiterate -- Orwell isn't entirely explicit (mainly because the story revolves around a protaganist and secondary characters that are all government employees and members of the "Outer Party") about the proles (low) level of education, but presumably if they learn to read/write at all, it is a dialect that basically prevents them from comprehending anything more complex than a menu or some machine operating instructions.
Point is, the "control" of the media (or "censorship" if you wish) was to CONTROL the "middle class" the "outer party" members like Winston Smith.
-- The "proles" were the equivalent of a "slave" class. (IOW proles were not convicted of "thoughtcrime" they are not monitored, not really the target of propaganda, etc). To wit:
The proles were treated more like "animals" (herd animals, pets, etc) and as such were "controlled" by much simpler tactics -- food, drugs, sex, etc. -- and they really didn't concern themselves with any of the "politics" (at least no more than the COWS & PIGS, or DOGS & CATS of the households in the US do).
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That's literally what's happening now.
The lower class are all blue pilled (illiterate). The working class are all on a plantation. Work the 9 to 5 in the week. Waste your money on simple pleasures in the weekend. Rinse and repeat. They are also kept in control with debt from student loans, bank loans, mortgages, and credit cards.
In a way, the lower class is free because ignorance is bliss. The higher up the ladder you go, the more bullshit you see and the more stressful it becomes.
The media is controlled by the higher class. It's not so much about censorship, because everything is fake news. Unbiased reporting is impossible to find now. The higher class also controls every other system in society, including the government. Cencorship doesn't exist on Youtube and Google, it's more of directing the agenda.
The middle class are the ones setting the example for the working class. Celebrities, if you will. The way they present themselves influences how the working class behaves, since the working class views them as role models.
If I have it wrong, please let me know. But it seems like that's exactly what's happening now.
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