This game was deeply upsetting (in the best way possible).  You clearly knew exactly what you wanted to achieve with this, and I think you succeeded in spades.  The story is incredibly moving, the presentation effectively complements the story, and the concept perfectly blends the limitation and the theme.  (I particularly appreciated all the moments where the player is given the illusion of choice, which were delightfully ironic in a game about "freedom.")  Really, really well done!

this game is absolutely BRILLIANT. as a citizen of a specific country I couldn't play through this game without emotions. amazing job

the storyline is amazing.

Interesting story. I like how it fits the limitation and at the same time makes a lot of sense. I still have to read 1984, so I think some parts might have flown over my head, but I think I got the gist of it.

One thing that I think would really improve immersion would be to make it so that the doomscrolling happened inside a smartphone display, forcing us to do the scrolling ourselves (I have absolutely no idea if that is possible using calico, though). Some ambient sound effects would also be nice - but again I think it's not actually possible on calico and it kinda goes beyond what an interactive fiction is.

Overall very interesting read. I also liked the pictures, and how the colors were used. Good job!