You basically describe Soviet "obkoms". The commitee of people who decided what is ok to say/sing/write, and what is not.
Needless to say, they became corrupt very soon, because no one was allowed to say a word against them.
Needless to say, they became corrupt very soon, because no one was allowed to say a word against them.
Not really. That would assume that the only existing channels are official channels. My description works as well for self-organised, distributed, unofficial channels.
The Saudi Arabian religious police enforcing public edicts are preferable to ISIS pulling you out of a truck, giving you a theology pop quiz, and then shooting you when you get some answers wrong. The Anglican sacramental Test Act is preferable to a fake regime of toleration.