Censorship: From Ancient Greece To Today's Big Tech - A Brief Overview

Censorship: From Ancient Greece To Today's Big Tech - A Brief Overview. The past three years have seen a big rise in reported censorship events by the likes of Youtube, Google, Facebook, and Twitter. Western countries seem to have the most free speech, but is that really so? Let’s rewind the clocks back and take a look back at recent history. The key difference is that the general public was not as acutely aware as they are now, largely due to the rapid spread of information.