New media indeed coincides with revolutions. I disagree with your final assessment. We have yet to see how this turn of new media plays out.

Good or bad is a relative. The frame of reference should be contemporary. Just because we ostensibly have technological luxuries not mean things are going well right now. Authoritarianism on another up cycle.

Apparently ban has a different meaning than it used to. I keep seeing dramatic posts about Who-Gives-Shit influencer getting banned from somewhere. The next day or two I see another post about how they’re back.

Is there some evil villain angle to this. Like the data is hosted outside of any country thus not subject to any laws or regulations.