TPTB don't like truth or competition. YouTube has become a wrench in the works of the monkey out there "doing" evil. I notice he didn't show up for the family portrait.

They'll have to kill all the smart people first

We have never had free speech.

Decent theory, you could be on to something. "In the interest of national security we're gonna have to make VPNs illegal" is something I can hear a politician saying.

A publicly proposed policy, not just a theory.

"Fourth, limit by legal means Russian propaganda opportunities and their political influence in the West by adopting relevant legislation at the national and European levels. This should be carried out rapidly and in a coordinated manner. This move would be a serious stroke to Moscow's propaganda plans to expand its sphere of influence in the West. Having in mind the sensitivity of all the issues of freedom of speech for Western societies, it could be linked to the problems of national security and the need to counter defamation in media."

http://www.stratcomcoe.org/russian-information-and-propaganda-war-some-methods-and-forms-counteract-author-drvolodymyr-ogrysko

For this to happen, Trump would have to lie and say all the Russia hacking the election stuff is true, and then abdicate. Even potentially leaving himself open to criminal charges.

They might try censorship for other reasons, but not this one.

Trump did say the hacking stuff was true. "Hacking the election" is a wild misnomer only idiots are repeating.

"Fourth, limit by legal means Russian propaganda opportunities and their political influence in the West by adopting relevant legislation at the national and European levels. This should be carried out rapidly and in a coordinated manner. This move would be a serious stroke to Moscow's propaganda plans to expand its sphere of influence in the West. Having in mind the sensitivity of all the issues of freedom of speech for Western societies, it could be linked to the problems of national security and the need to counter defamation in media."

http://www.stratcomcoe.org/russian-information-and-propaganda-war-some-methods-and-forms-counteract-author-drvolodymyr-ogrysko

No shit. They been battling for the Internet for a long time.

Banning "fake news" also gives the power to silence anyone who speaks out. "Oh, you have a theory about a dark cabal of paedophiles in power? Sorry, can't allow that to get out."

They want their narrative to be the only narrative. Different opinions and viewpoints are a threat. This fake news issue really should be an issue that ALL people get behind and oppose. Doesn't matter if you like trump, hate trump, are democrat, repub, or neither. Their position when taken to its logical conclusion is CENSORSHIP. The logical conclusion is a Ministry of Truth to decide what we are told and what we can believe. Its implying we aren't capable of deciding what we should believe or mature enough to read other points of view. As if, somebody in washington deserveWe must all submit.

Its very healthy to have a a multitude of views. It improves the quality of the discussion, allows rigorous debate, allows people to be more open minded. On the whole it benefits our democracy to have a vibrant and multi-polar media system. Are their incorrect or even disturbing ideas out there? Of course. But that is well worth it and part of freedom of speech. The second you give the power to censor things that can arbitrarily be defined by TPTB it will be massively abused. I don't support Trump but I find the notion that all his supporters are extremists and radicals that must be stopped disturbing. Lets have more respect for people we disagree with. Sure, disagree with them vehemently but don't try to silence them or discredit them because they believe differently than you.

Your ideas, if correct, will stand up to debate and criticism. Reputation is important in this. If you are consistently on the right side of history and truth, time will show that and people will respect you. But the MSM has consistently been on the wrong side of history and they are desperately trying to hold on to the control they once had prior to the internet empowering the average citizen. Their ideas haven't stood up to criticism or integrity. Don't kid yourselves, controlling the media is a huge weapon that people tend to underrate. What they want is Orwellian, plain and simple.

They can try but not even governments can censor the internet anymore they can only shut it down and even then we (techies) already have options in place in case the internet goes bye bye one day.

A publicly proposed policy, not just a theory.

"Fourth, limit by legal means Russian propaganda opportunities and their political influence in the West by adopting relevant legislation at the national and European levels. This should be carried out rapidly and in a coordinated manner. This move would be a serious stroke to Moscow's propaganda plans to expand its sphere of influence in the West. Having in mind the sensitivity of all the issues of freedom of speech for Western societies, it could be linked to the problems of national security and the need to counter defamation in media."

http://www.stratcomcoe.org/russian-information-and-propaganda-war-some-methods-and-forms-counteract-author-drvolodymyr-ogrysko