The EU Censorship System – Part 4
Censorship does not begin with deletion – it begins with invisibility.
Internal documents reveal in detail how TikTok and Meta altered their content policies under pressure from the European Commission. Vague concepts such as “marginalizing speech,” “coded language,” or “undermining public trust” now enable the suppression of lawful opinions through algorithmic demotion. This article documents what is removed, what is throttled, and how shadow-banning creates a false illusion of consensus without users ever being informed.