DWB

Ever spent any real amount of time there?

While they don't have the same freedom of speech protection that westerners have, and the government does censor the media and internet, their day to day life is no different than the average American. You could argue that corporate America controls the western media and also dictates what you see, often telling slanted stories, half truths, or not covering important things at all. So both are censored to some degree, just one different than the other.

Those with money do what they want. Those without money do what they are told and are often exploited. Not much different than what you're used to seeing in the USA, minus some of the extreme exploitation of the poorest. Which the opens the conversation up to, if Americans were not buying all the crap they were making, most of them wouldn't be exploited via hard labor conditions they way they are now.