Web hosting companies can be pressured into removing domains and hosting.
Companies running mobile App Stores can be forced to remove apps from their platform.
Social media sites are forced to take down content all the time.
This doesn't mean it will be impossible for people to find these types of content but with each level of restriction, the people who are able and willing to go through the pain to get the information will shrink to a point that they hold no power anymore.
The web was "open" because it was rather small and insignificant. Now that it can move markets and decide which way the world power shifts, those who are at risk of losing their power will do everything to control it so that it doesn't happen.
Web hosting companies can be pressured into removing domains and hosting.
Companies running mobile App Stores can be forced to remove apps from their platform.
Social media sites are forced to take down content all the time.
This doesn't mean it will be impossible for people to find these types of content but with each level of restriction, the people who are able and willing to go through the pain to get the information will shrink to a point that they hold no power anymore.
The web was "open" because it was rather small and insignificant. Now that it can move markets and decide which way the world power shifts, those who are at risk of losing their power will do everything to control it so that it doesn't happen.