Although we might imagine that it’s the most radical that experience the greatest censorship from a censorial regime, that’s not the optimal solution for the regime.
Instead, regimes tend to AMPLIFY their opposition’s radicals, as it helps make the opposition unpalatable to those on the fence.
I don’t have data on this, but it seems as if censorship throughout Covid followed this expectation:
Many of the most radical (and ridiculous) managed to survive uncensored, whereas much of the “mainstream anti-lockdowners” were deboosted, suspended or cancelled.
markchangizi / Mark Changizi
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