That is some interesting writing what you typed up for that article there.
I’ve never used Reddit, am not clear on what that even is.
Here is a good paragraph excerpt from that recent article you posted:
“Imagine living under a government with a secret code of conduct. If you are not close with the authorities, you will not know what behavior is acceptable. Maybe you aren’t able to open a bank account and the banks give you spurious reasons for that, or you can’t travel or register to vote.”
To be able to travel freely is a good metaphor to reference when talking about international communications networks such as discourse sites. Traveling between countries has all kinds of regulations and restrictions, requiring passports to be scanned and stamped.
It isn’t difficult for governments to decide to ban someone from traveling, restrict the number of months they can visit a country, and make it very difficult if not impossible to emigrate/immigrate.