(Mike Adams) Project Veritas has just unleashed another massive bombshell that could begin the process of bringing down the dishonest social media tech giants and their “content cartels.”
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Censorship Ramp Up: YouTube Demonitizes Anti-Vax Channels After BuzzFeed Contacts Advertisers
(Zero Hedge) YouTube on Friday demonetized channels which promote anti-vax content, after BuzzFeed notified a spate of advertisers that their ads were being run alongside anti-vax videos, reports BuzzFeed. YouTube said that such videos fall under its policy prohibiting videos with “dangerous and harmful” content to be monetized.
Facebook “Exploring Additional Measures” to Fight Anti-Vaccine Information: Report
(Jason Erickson) As the “fake news” phenomenon continues to sweep across the Web, and the purge of independent media accelerates, lawmakers are calling on Facebook and Big Tech to take responsibility for anti-vaccine messaging that appears on their platform(s).
1984: YouTube Will Demote Conspiracy Videos In Its Recommendation Algorithm — A Scary Prospect For Freedom Of Thought
(Aaron Kesel) YouTube said Friday it will stop recommending conspiracy videos such as those claiming the Earth is flat, or promoting alternative theories about the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Alternative Media Companies Unite in Inspiring Rally Against Corporate, Gov’t Censorship
(Matt Agorist) Members and owners of multiple alternative media outlets gathered in Houston, Texas to discuss the heavy hand of corporate and government censorship and how to stop it.
As Hemp Legalized, Facebook Now Banning Hemp Pages in Apparent Move to Protect Big Pharma
(Matt Agorist) Because government is the antithesis to freedom, industrial hemp has been banned nationwide since 1937 ostensibly due to the plant’s similarities to marijuana. Many have speculated that this move was also due to the fact that cannabis is in direct competition with the pharmaceutical industry by providing far safer alternative treatments as well. However, all this changed this month after President Donald Trump signed the Agriculture Improvement act of 2018, legalizing industrial hemp on a national scale.
Facebook Censoring Images of Starving Children in Yemen
(Middle East Monitor) Social media giant Facebook has been censoring images of starving children in Yemen, claiming that pictures of malnourished girls constitute “sexual content.”
Hours Before Midterm Election, Facebook Deletes 35 Pages Including Conservative Page With 1.2 Million Fans
(Joe Martino) This is the first major election since the 2016 presidential election in the United States, and Facebook has really ramped up security. Or at least that’s the story. The unsubstantiated Russian election meddling story has been the trigger that has politicians and people calling for Facebook to intervene and begin deciding what narratives and advertising can be on their platform. This has resulted in Facebook deleting many pages, including many independent media pages with millions of followers.
SOPA.au: Australia is the Testbed for the World’s Most Extreme Copyright Blocks
(Cory Doctorow) It’s been three years since Australia adopted a national copyright blocking system, despite widespread public outcry over the abusive, far-reaching potential of the system, and the warnings that it would not its stated goal of preventing copyright infringement.
More Independent Media To Be Shut Down Prior To 2020 U.S. Presidential Election?
(Arjun Walia) The very word “secrecy” is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings. We decided long ago that the dangers of excessive and unwarranted concealment of pertinent facts far outweighed the dangers which are cited to justify it. Even today, there is little value in opposing the threat of a closed society by imitating its arbitrary restrictions. Even today, there is little value in insuring the survival of our nation if our traditions do not survive with it. And there is very grave danger that an announced need for increased security will be seized upon by those anxious to expand its meaning to the very limits of official censorship and concealment. – JFK
Shadow-Banning Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg: We’re All Digital Ghosts Now
(Charles Hugh Smith) If you do a search of shadow banning, you’ll find sites that claim to help you identify whether Twitter or Instagram has shadow banned your account. The basic idea of shadow banning is to spoof the shadow-banned user into believing their public posts are visible to all while in reality the posts are visible only to the user or in some cases to the users’ followers.
‘Just the Beginning’: Top Neocon Insider Claims Responsibility for Facebook Purge, Says More to Come
(RT New) A top neocon insider appeared to claim credit for the recent Facebook purge of alternative media and warned that there is more to come.
Supreme Court Takes Case That Could End Internet Censorship, Expand First Amendment
(Carmine Sabia) After the recent purge of over 800 independent media outlets on Facebook, the Supreme Court is now hearing a case that could have ramifications for any future attempts at similar purges.
No, Facebook is NOT “Private,” Their Censorship Arm is Government Funded
(Matt Agorist) Facebook is not private. They are partnered with a NATO backed think tank to censor their platform that is funded by the US government.
Facebook Will Ramp Up Censorship Leading Up To The Midterm Elections
(Mac Slavo) Facebook is going all out for censorship in the weeks leading up to the midterm elections. Citing “fake news” (news the social media giant doesn’t like or disagrees with) Facebook will begin banning certain types of speech from the platform.