In the Brave New World it is all about total control of all information. They control the ideas allowed in the public square, they control all perceptions. (Just like Goebbels).
It is how the communists destroyed Senator McCarthy. Lies in newspapers turned the public against this WWII hero—tailgunner Joe. Did he have some issues-—yes, but he was dead right about the communist infiltration of government which was extensive and affected Tito, Yalta and Mao and ended up resulting in the killing of hundreds of thousands of innocent men, women and children.
Freedom of information and debate is vital for a free nation.