These old gents are hundreds of years old, eh? What's their secret?
And just for the record: could you name even one "euro leader" who "centuries ago" sought to ban the printing press?
ask...and you shall receive..”In 1529, Henry VIII became the first monarch to publish a list of banned books, and royal permits were required in order to establish a printing press.”
http://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1022&context=yjolt