> Is it possible that this does not equate to totalitarian rule?
Sure. Totalitarian rule is when government persecutes political opponents to ensure that power does not change hands. It has little to do with surveillance. Surveillance is just one of the means to achieve this goal. All it, does it helps to lower the cost of enforcement. No totalitarian rule so far collapsed because enforcement was too costly.
Besides what providing you with the commentary has to do with the surveillance itself?
Sure. Totalitarian rule is when government persecutes political opponents to ensure that power does not change hands. It has little to do with surveillance. Surveillance is just one of the means to achieve this goal. All it, does it helps to lower the cost of enforcement. No totalitarian rule so far collapsed because enforcement was too costly.
Besides what providing you with the commentary has to do with the surveillance itself?