Regarding that interview with Audrey Truschke (who recently had to cancel an engagement in Hyderabad due to her being "controversial"), it seems like we are living more and more in a world in which people are self-censoring out of fear of reprisals. (Again that link to socialcooling.com). Those who need to travel to foreign countries are especially sensitive. If you're a Jewish American but support BDS (boycott, divestment, sanctions), you might be denied entry to Israel. If you're an American scholar who holds "controversial" opinions about 17th century Mughal rule, you might not get into India. If you're planning to visit the US from any foreign country, you better be careful about what you say on Facebook or Twitter.

I don't hold citizenship in any of those countries, but am resident in one of them and regularly visit the other two. Rather than self-censor, it's more convenient to stay away from mainstream services and to avoid use of real names.