Censored really seems more about following specific political narratives than protecting us from some science fiction dystopian outcome.

Everything seems to be about driving human behavior. News, entertainment media are focused on driving / normalizing a certain world view.

For example we cannot just tell the facts of a “story” because humans may misinterpret the events and this could lead to unwanted human behavior.

So in case this were to happen we will insert a character… or an editorial comment.. or simply withhold a news topic to avoid the outcome.

Leads one to ask “who watches the watchers”