It is restricting freedom of expression, and increasing public surveillance.

One definition of authoritarian is "enforcing strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom".

It would seem to me that the recent spate of sanctioning individuals - e.g. for 'disseminating misinformation' without a legal definition of what that actually is would be an example of authoritarianism. A direct attack on freedom of speech and thought.

It insists on things like "corruption is bad", "human rights are for everyone including gays" so naturally certain conservative groups find that authoritarian.