Step #1 for creating an autocracy: Silence the independent media by buying or extorting media outlets and installing loyalists as proxy owners to shape the narrative, shutting down government funded int'l media; and conscripting whatever remains for state endorsed propaganda.
Step #1 for creating an autocracy: Silence the independent media by buying or extorting media outlets and installing loyalists as proxy owners to shape the narrative, shutting down government funded int'l media; and conscripting whatever remains for state endorsed propaganda.