The right-wing media has been pushing this narrative for years that crazy college liberals/SJW's are victimizing helpless conservatives by censoring them.
The reality is very different.
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I've been dropping comments of late on YT. Seems pointless, I know, but the tone and quality of "discussion" on YT has changed. It's, more often than not, *trying* to be smart.
Anyone who thinks the internet is going to allow non-approved actors to organize opposition to our increasingly dysfunctional Deep State is completely unaware of the history of mass media in wartime, specifically in WW2. I'm going to first review that history, and then talk about the Internet.
Radio in WW2
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I could watch the empire file's video from 2015 in which Abby Martin interviewed Max Blumenthal.
Being acutely aware of their dim chances to retake either houses of Congress, the Dems have begun their fight for even more censorship on FaceBook. Zuck's "algorithms" (i.e., censorship tools) apparently weren't strong enough to stop those 13 Russian operatives, working feverishly in St. Petersburg, disseminating ads for puppies and other sinister things AFTER the election. Nope. Not good enough.
Dems want Zuck on the House floor to explain...you know, explain, explain what?
Monday Open Thread; March 12 is World Day Against Cyber Censorship
March 12 is the 71st day of the year, there are 294 days left
To paraphrase Bernie Sanders, the more important something is, the less likely the establishment will talk about it.
This is not going to be a comprehensive list. I'm simply starting a conversation, and it should start with this poll.
During the November 1, Congressional hearings on “Extremist Content and Russian Disinformation Online,” a former U.S. Army officer named Clint Watts gave an interesting testimony.
YouTube economically censors former presidential candidate @RonPaul for criticizing U.S. foreign policy on Afghanistan and WikiLeaks. pic.twitter.com/AnC88rZkhO
— Julian Assange (@JulianAssange) August 26, 2017
