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West’s Information War Continues
By Gunnar Ulson Source: Land Destroyer YouTube has recently deleted the latest channel used by Iranian state media’s PressTV. The move follows attacks on the Iranian media outlet by US-based social media giant Facebook earlier this year. PressTV’s own take … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, censorship, civil liberties, Corporate Crime, culture, Deep State, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, media, Media Literacy, news, police state, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, surveillance state
Tagged BBC, censorship, CGTN, corporate media, empire, Facebook, geopolitics, imperialism, Information War, Iran, Mainstream Media, Media Literacy, PressTV, propaganda, Psyops, Russia, Social Media, Twitter, US Foreign Policy, youtube
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Even as a White Helmets boss admits ‘former’ militant links, Canadian national media talks ‘Russian disinfo’
By Eva K Bartlett Source: In Gaza Even when a high-ranking White Helmet admits that some of the ‘rescuers’ came from the ranks of Syrian militants, all he gets from Canada’s national broadcaster is unquestioning praise and concern about “Russian … Continue reading
Posted in corporate news, culture, divide and conquer, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, news, NGOs, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, war
Tagged al-Qaeda, Carol Off, corporate media, disinformation, empire, Farouq Habib, geopolitics, Homs Revolutionary Council, imperialism, ISIS, Mainstream Media, media, Media Literacy, propaganda, Psyops, Russia, Syria, White Helmets
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Mainstream Media Exposed Coordinating Identical Mass Shooting Narratives for Different States
By Matt Agorist Source: The Free Thought Project In case you haven’t noticed, after taking a hiatus during the COVID-19 lockdowns, mass shootings are back in the limelight and the establishment media can’t wait to use them to their advantage. … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, censorship, civil liberties, conditioning, corporate news, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, freedom of speech, internet freedom, media, Media Literacy, news, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy
Tagged censorship, CFR, corporate media, Council on Foreign Relations, Dystopia, Fake News, Gun Control, Julian Assange, Mainstream Media, media, Media Consolidation, Media Literacy, news, propaganda, Psyops, Social Media, Technocracy
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The Mainstream Bubble
By Ralf Arnold, translation by S. Robinson Source: Off-Guardian At the beginning of the already memorable year 2020, a term forced its way into public and private consciousness, which should increasingly determine and overshadow all of our lives: The “novel … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, censorship, civil liberties, corporate news, culture, Dystopia, media, Media Literacy, news, propaganda, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, Technocracy
Tagged conspiracy, coronavirus, corporate news, Covid-19, Dystopia, lockdown, Mainstream Media, media, Media Literacy, news, Pandemic, propaganda, social control
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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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Reuters, BBC, and Bellingcat participated in covert UK Foreign Office-funded programs to “weaken Russia,” leaked docs reveal
New leaked documents show Reuters’ and the BBC’s involvement in covert UK FCO programs to effect “attitudinal change” and “weaken the Russian state’s influence,” alongside intel contractors and Bellingcat. By Max Blumenthal Source: The Grayzone The UK Foreign and Commonwealth … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, black ops, corporate news, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Empire, Geopolitics, hacktivism, imperialism, media, Media Literacy, news, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy
Tagged Alexei Navalny, Andy Pryce, Atlantic Council, BBC, BBC Media Action, BELARUS, Bellingcat, Belsat, Britain, British Foreign Office, CDMD, Color Revolution, Conflict, Counter Disinformation & Media Development, CSSF, Eliot Higgins, empire, geopolitics, Gordon Macmillan, imperialism, media, Media Literacy, Mediazona, Meduza, NATO, Navalny, Omidyar, propaganda, Reuters, Russia, Stability & Security Fund, Thomson Reuters Foundation, uk, UK FCO, USAID, Vladimir Putin
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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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“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
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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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