Keep in mind this is right after Smith had taken the entire communications wing of the government and put it under the control of the premier's office, with a big increase in budget.
So the Ministry of Order can effectively order sweeping changes to anything that they find objectionable, and then the premier's office controls the message, or the lack thereof.
This would be able to keep people effectively in the dark about anything from event cancellation, to protest suppression, to policy changes which would have ramifications on things like resource development and land rights. All you have to do is link the change to any social issue, to invoke the power of the MoO, and then cover it up using the premier's office.
Controlling the message is a massive power trip.
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