Whereas in a democracy, free speech is a threat that needs to be controlled in order to prevent "disinformation" or "platforming" dangerous elements. Funny how that works.
There can be no democracy without the unabridged right to criticise the government.
You said "populism" wrong. When the elites don't like a revealed preference of the people they call it "populism". When it is Right, Holy, and True, then it is Democracy.