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In the past few years, the media has deployed its resources against:
- anonymous Redditors
- meme makers
- a forklift driver
- conservatives in tech
- high school kids wearing MAGA hats
The same journalists who were OK with that are now mad because "it's only OK when we do it."
The NYT complains that investigating its journalists doesn't count as "scrutinizing people in positions of power."
"People in positions of power" like high school kids, forklift drivers, and random Reddit users?
The NYT uses a strawman, saying reporters are being investigated because of "coverage critical of the president."
No. It's because the media is happy to use its power against ordinary, private citizens who oppose its agenda. They aren't journalists anymore - they're inquisitors.
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Britain's prime minister, Keir Starmer is frantically trying to cozy up to the incoming Trump administration.
One little problem: a nonprofit founded by Starmer's top aide wants to censor Americans and "kill Musk's Twitter."
CCDH was founded in 2018 by Morgan McSweeney, currently chief of staff to UK prime minister Keir Starmer.
He's also embroiled in a foreign interference controversy after it emerged that the UK Labour party paid for him to fly to the DNC and meet with Harris.
Would be less of a big deal if 100 Labour party activists hadn't campaigned for Kamala in the swing states...
But CCDH's influence in the U.S. goes far beyond its founder's meeting with Harris.
Its staff includes a former aide to Adam Schiff, Senator-elect from California and former head of the House Intelligence Committee.
Yes, the same Adam Schiff who led the Trump-Russia panic.
“Pro-censorship voices have the management’s ear. The anti-censorship people are afraid of retaliation.”
“Our leadership (Sundar in particular) is weak, so he capitulates to the meanest bullies on the block.”
“Several have been have been driven out of the company or fired outright for sharing a dissenting view. Others have had their promotions denied or suffered other forms of deniable retaliation.”
Congressionally-Chartered Nonprofit’s "Disinformation Dashboard" Used to Track Hunter Biden Laptop Story
Once again, an organization that claims to be a non-partisan opponent of "disinformation" participated in 2020's biggest disinformation operation. foundationforfreedomonline.com/congressionall…
The suppression stories about Hunter Biden's shady foreign business deals had a tangible effect on the 2020 election.
Significant numbers of voters said they wouldn't have voted for Biden had they known the facts before the election. newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/rich-…
Organizations that claimed to oppose "disinformation" spread their own disinformation about the story.
Here, NewsGuard co-founder Steven Brill claims, without evidence, that the story was likely a "hoax perpetrated by the Russians."
A head of 2024, the censorship industry is adopting a more targeted approach, focused on key demographics.
Central to their plans is the cultivation of "trusted messengers" who can overcome so-called disinformation spreading in particular communities. foundationforfreedomonline.com/grassroots-cen…
"Trusted Messenger" is a marketing term, describing a person or institution with public trust. It's popular among NGOs and government agencies trying to win people over to their agenda.
During COVID, the government sought out "trusted messengers" to overcome vaccine skepticism.
Going into 2024, the censorship industry sees a new role for "trusted messengers."
Not just spreading narratives, but countering "disinformation," including reporting it to online censors.