Everyone’s rights are at risk from the confluence of surveillance and
corporate control. But Facebook isn’t alone in acting as the
government’s enforcer. Google banned Presstv Iran from uploading new
content on Youtube and all of its Gmail platform. Twittersummarily banned 2,000
accounts for “engaging in a state-backed influence campaign.” Their
crime was expressing opinions in favor of the elected government of
Venezuela. The explanations for the censorship are vague but government
demands are always a part of the picture.
-- Margaret Kimberley, "Freedom Rider: Facebook and the Farrakhan Distraction" (BLACK AGENDA REPORT).