thought control

In the U.S., government efforts to call out disinformation have themselves become politicized and criticized as government censorship or thought control.

In the U.S., attempts to teach internet literacy have run into political opposition from people who equate it to thought control.

“We don’t need no education/We don’t need no thought control,” droned the singer with a slight German accent.

These techniques include behavior control, information control, thought control and emotional control to keep people dependent and obedient within that group's structure.

Both the Soviet Union and China had to go through a process of self-correction after decades of political repression, thought control, re-education and murder.