I am not sure if it will surprise you, but your affiliation or the size of your 'team' is largely irrelevant from my perspective. That said, I am mildly surprised you were able to accept the new self-image as willing censor though. Most people struggle with that ( edit: hence the 'this is not censorship' facade ).

Yes, that's true. It's very rare for people to be able to value actual free speech. Most people think they do until they hear something they don't like