Which methods do today's oppressive governments employ to control criticism?

(Select all that apply.)

Governments buy news outlets to masquerade as critics while promoting their agenda.

China blocks online content, monitors journalists, and tracks activities of activists.

Despots distort the truth by having artists digitally alter their unflattering portraits.

Canada blocks social media content and arrests journalists who reveal too much.

Turkey, Iran, and Kuwait jail citizens for criticizing their leaders on Twitter

All of the examples apply.

The correct answer is A) Governments buy news outlets to masquerade as critics while promoting their agenda, B) China blocks online content, monitors journalists, and tracks activities of activists, and E) Turkey, Iran, and Kuwait jail citizens for criticizing their leaders on Twitter.

Oppressive governments don't like criticism. They are not democracies where people have freedom of speech and can say what they think of their rulers. Oppressive governments many times fall under the category of totalitarianism, where its leader or ruler exerts total power and authority over the country. They usually monitor journalists and their private life, they spend money to "buy" journalist in order to avoid critics or have always "good news," and in some extreme cases, these types of governments arrest journalists and ONG's that critique the government's actions and decisions.

So yes, the methods that today's oppressive governments employ to control criticism are: governments buy news outlets to masquerade as critics while promoting their agenda, China blocks online content, monitors journalists, and tracks activities of activists, and Turkey, Iran, and Kuwait jail citizens for criticizing their leaders on Twitter.