> Private "censorship" is localized and fairly harmless.

That, again, is a bold claim with nothing to back it up.

Here's an example of private censorship with a political motivation: https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-leaked-internal-mess...

Nobody elected Musk, and yet he just autocratically controls a major medium of communication now, with no democratic control mechanisms in place. Better not upset the owning class or you, too, will be silenced!