Not equally so, no. It might be slightly authoritarian, sure, but in a much less distressing and significant way (no long term implications for First Amendment protections if sustained, for example).
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For what it's worth, I don't think a ban would survive a court challenge on First Amendment grounds. Like I rate the chances that such a law doesn't get struck down at near zero. It's hard to imagine the courts going through the intellectual contortions that would be necessary.