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CBR Chair of Politics, Censorship & Free Speech @UAustinOrg : Dao Journalism Winner : Time, "Hero of Environment" : Author, “Apocalypse Never,” "San Fransicko"

Jun 21, 2023, 5 tweets

It’s not censorship when governments flag content for social media to censor, say the media, but it is, particularly since it’s done under threat of punishment. The real reason the media say it’s not censorship is because they want more of it.

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The mainstream media won’t cover government censorship of social media companies because they led the campaigns to demand it and know it’s a bad look. Where most corporate news media used to favor freedom of speech they today oppose it since it benefits their direct competitors.

The Censorship Industrial Complex consists of government agencies, government-funded NGOs, corporate news media, and advertisers working together to censor independent media. It is a highly coordinated effort happening in multiple nations simultaneously.

censorshipindustrialcomplex.org

The Censorship Industrial Complex also spreads “disinformation,” such as the idea that Covid came from nature, despite intel dating back to 2020 that it came from a lab. Part of the disinfo is to smear honest scientists and journalists as “conspiracy theorists”

Enough is enough. We are finding each other, and fighting back. Join us tomorrow night in London as we launch our campaign to tear down the Censorship Industrial Complex!

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