Part 9/11:
History warns that even a small initial step toward censorship can snowball into widespread media control. The recent removal of Jimmy Kimmel is just the latest chapter in a troubling trend. During Vladimir Putin’s rise, independent outlets like NTV faced government raids, and in the United States, the threat to Kimmel’s platform hints at a gradual erosion of media independence.
The message is clear: when political power uses regulatory authority to silence critics or control narratives, democracy is at risk. The precedent set by this chain of events echoes past authoritarian regimes—media as a tool for state control rather than the watchdog of democracy.