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Techno-Censorship: The Slippery Slope from Censoring ‘Disinformation’ to Silencing Truth
By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”― George Orwell This is the slippery slope that leads … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, censorship, civil liberties, corporate news, culture, Dystopia, freedom of speech, internet freedom, media, Media Literacy, news, Oligarchy, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy
Tagged 1984, artificial intelligence, censorship, civil liberties, Covid-19, Dystopia, fascism, free speech, George Orwell, Internet Freedom, Lockdowns, Pandemic, Social Media, Technocracy, Technofascism, thoughtcrime
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Facebook hires ex-NATO press officer and social media censor Ben Nimmo as intel strategist
By Alan Macleod Source: The Grayzone Ben Nimmo, a former NATO press officer and current senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, has announced Facebook has hired him to “lead global threat intelligence strategy against influence operations” and “emerging threats.” Nimmo specifically named Russia, Iran … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, censorship, civil liberties, conditioning, corporate news, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Empire, freedom of speech, Geopolitics, imperialism, media, Media Literacy, Neoliberalism, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy
Tagged Atlantic Council, Ben Nimmo, censorship, china, corporate media, disinformation, Dystopia, empire, geopolitics, imperialism, Jeremy Corbyn, MAx Blumenthal, NATO, propaganda, Psyops, Russia, Social Media, Technocracy, US Foreign Policy, Valentina Lisitsa
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To Conspiracy Theory or to Not Conspiracy Theory (That is the Question)
By Scott Owen Source: CounterPunch Ever since the words were first introduced, conspiracy theories have carried the weight and stigma of mysterious enigmas wrapped in multiple layers of intrigue, deception, black-ops and lies. The very notion of conspiracy theories is … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, censorship, CIA, civil liberties, conditioning, Conspiracy, corporate news, culture, Dystopia, freedom of speech, internet freedom, media, Media Literacy, news, Oligarchy, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, Technocracy
Tagged censorship, CIA, civil liberties, conspiracy, Conspiracy theory, culture, Dystopia, fascism, free speech, Internet Freedom, JFK, media, Media Literacy, propaganda, psy-op, Social Media, society, Technocracy, tyranny
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The Q-Word: Weapon of Choice for Smearing Opponents
By Trevor Scott FitzGibbon Source: Consortium News One of the most effective information-operation weapons during the 2016 presidential election was to smear political targets as “Russian bots” working on behalf of the Kremlin. Journalists were de-platformed, presidential candidates were smeared, and lives were … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, censorship, civil liberties, corporate news, culture, Deep State, divide and conquer, Dystopia, elites, Empire, freedom of speech, internet freedom, media, Media Literacy, news, Oligarchy, propaganda, Psy-ops, Psychology, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy
Tagged censorship, civil liberties, conspiracy, corporate news, Dystopia, Facebook, free speech, Mainstream Media, propaganda, QAnon, Ray McGovern, RussiaGate, social media. Twitter, Technocracy, Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, VIPS, youtube
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Social Media’s Threat to Free Speech is Real
By Peter Van Buren Source: We Meant Well The interplay between the First Amendment and corporations like Twitter, Google, Amazon, Apple and Facebook is the most significant challenge to free speech in our lifetimes. Pretending a corporation with the reach … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, censorship, civil liberties, conditioning, Corporate Crime, corporate news, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, elites, freedom of speech, internet freedom, media, Media Literacy, news, Oligarchy, Privatization, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy, Technology
Tagged Big Tech, censorship, civil liberties, corporate media, Donald Trump, Dystopia, Election 2020, Facebook, First Amendment, free speech, Google, Hunter Biden, Internet Freedom, Joe Biden, Parler, Social Media, Twitter
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YouTube Financially Deplatforms Swath Of Indie Media Accounts
By Caitlin Johnstone Source: CaitlinJohnstone.com The Google-owned video sharing platform YouTube has demonetized numerous independent media accounts, a jarring escalation in the steadily intensifying campaign against alternative news outlets online. Progressive commentators Graham Elwood, The Progressive Soapbox, The Convo Couch, Franc Analysis, Hannah Reloaded and Cyberdemon531 have all … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, censorship, civil liberties, conditioning, consciousness, Corporate Crime, corporate news, culture, Deep State, divide and conquer, Dystopia, elites, Empire, freedom of speech, internet freedom, news, Oligarchy, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy, Technology
Tagged alternative media, censorship, civil liberties, corporate news, demonetizing, deplatforming, Dystopia, Google, Internet Freedom, Mainstream Media, Mass Media, Media Literacy, Social Media, Technocracy, youtube
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A domestic terrorism law? War on dissent will proceed full speed ahead
By Philip Giraldi Source: Strategic Culture Foundation What makes the current state of war against “terrorism” so dangerous is that the national security apparatus has been politicized, Phil Giraldi writes. President Joe Biden has already made it clear that legislation … Continue reading
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Tagged Authoritarianism, BILL OF RIGHTS, civil liberties, Donald Trump, Dystopia, FISA, freedom of speech, Joe Biden, National Defense Authorization Act, Patriot Act, police state, social control, surveillance state, Technocracy, war on terror
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“At First I Thought it Was a Joke”: Academic Media Censorship Conference Censored by YouTube
The entire video record of the conference — estimated at around 24 hours of material — was mysteriously disappeared from YouTube say conference organizers. By Alan Macleod Source: Mint Press News An academic critical media literacy conference warning of the … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, censorship, CIA, civil liberties, conditioning, Corporate Crime, culture, Dystopia, elites, Empire, freedom of speech, media, Media Literacy, Oligarchy, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy, Technology
Tagged censorship, civil liberties, corporate media, Critical Media Literacy Conference of the Americas, Critical Thinking, deplatforming, Dystopia, Facebook, free speech, GameStop, Google, media, Media Literacy, Mickey Huff, National Security State, Nolan Higdon, Project Censored, Reddit, Social Media, surveillance state, techocracy, Wall Street Bets, youtube
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