If I opt out of google, then I miss out on google's services. If I "opt out" of my country's laws, I go to prison.
Google censorship only controls what people say on google. Government censorship can control what their citizens say anywhere.
Not directly but they could get the government to act on their behalf. Also, I'd say FB, GOOGL are more powerful than most nations. I don't think monaco or luxemburg are more powerful than FB or GOOGL.
> If I opt out of google, then I miss out on google's services. If I "opt out" of my country's laws, I go to prison.
But if corporations can get the government to make the laws. Also, if your job requires you to have a facebook account or an internet connection and FB or AT&T "ban" you, that could be damaging to you.
> Google censorship only controls what people say on google. Government censorship can control what their citizens say anywhere.
In another way. Google censorship censors you on google on earth. Government censorship only controls you within a nation's borders. You could argue that google's censorship is global while a government's censorship is local.
When it comes to large transnational monopolies like GOOG and FB, in many ways their censorship is far more damaging and dangerous. Even more so when you consider the influence large monopolies have over governments and laws.
Whatever your views, it's a very interest topic.