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Communists had been kicking people out of universities, withholding passports from protesters, and organizing mass internments back in the 80s and before.

The same as their counterparts in Capitalist Democratic America of the same time period.

The technology and the ideological bent are both irrelevant I'd say. With the exception that technology has just made the process a whole lot easier and has greater potential for abuse. All the old things are true, but now there are new, faster, more advanced methods to use!



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