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War On Truth
War On Truth Our response to censorship & bad reporting Welcome. Maybe you got here because you followed a link from YouTube, or Twitter, or Facebook. Or maybe you’re already a long-time reader, in which case welcome back. Below, once you are signed into this site (which requires registration for all newcomers) you will be […]
Instagram is Using False “Fact-Checking” to Protect Joe Biden’s Crime Record From Criticisms
Instagram is Using False “Fact-Checking” to Protect Joe Biden’s Crime Record From Criticisms The Facebook-owned platform’s denunciation of a well-established view of Biden shows the dangers of internet censorship and the fraudulent use of “fact-checking.” Presidential candidates former vice president Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) during the Democratic presidential […]
Investing For The Greenwash Bubble
Investing For The Greenwash Bubble Update: Ironically, this post has been censored by Facebook and other social media co’s, despite it containing no factual errors. Greenwashing, in case you don’t know, is the “disinformation disseminated by an organization so as to present an environmentally responsible public image”. You know, this sort of thing: This is taken […]
From Propaganda To Ego, All Our Major Problems Are Due To Misperception
From Propaganda To Ego, All Our Major Problems Are Due To Misperception The Biden transition team responsible for ushering in the nation’s Return to Decency™️ is as packed full of military-industrial complex lackeys and imperialist sociopaths as you’d expect, with one such manipulator being the Obama administration’s “chief propagandist” Richard Stengel. The Grayzone‘s Ben Norton has a new write-up on TIME […]
There Is A Solution To Big Tech Censorship – But No Politician Will Touch It
There Is A Solution To Big Tech Censorship – But No Politician Will Touch It The issue of censorship by major tech companies is a precarious one, and I’m becoming increasingly suspicious of the nature of the debate. There are some complexities, but it can all be boiled down to this: Big tech social media […]
A Free Press Has A Responsibility To Be Fair
A Free Press Has A Responsibility To Be Fair The So-called Free Press Includes Many Parts Surging Media Bias has blown away the notion the free press will be fair and this year it seems these players that shape our opinions are doubling down. This was demonstrated when allegations regarding Hunter Biden and a laptop […]
Censorship is Out of Control
Censorship is Out of Control
How Did People Have Conversations Back Before Tech Oligarchs Were There To Police Them?
How Did People Have Conversations Back Before Tech Oligarchs Were There To Police Them? Twitter has announced the rollout of even more censorship policies in the lead-up to the November US presidential election. “Starting next week, when people attempt to Retweet a Tweet with a misleading information label, they will see a prompt directing them to credible […]
Can Changing Habits for Self-Reliance and Resilience help society avoid the worst of unfortunate futures?
Can Changing Habits for Self-Reliance and Resilience help society avoid the worst of unfortunate futures? Our release of chapter 25 from RetroSuburbia: the downshifter’s guide to a resilient future as a free downloadable pdf is another small gesture to spread positive messages in a time of pandemic. This is especially so for all those locked down in Melbourne, the […]
Misinformation Was Always Dangerous. Social Media Has Turned It into a Viral Sickness
Misinformation Was Always Dangerous. Social Media Has Turned It into a Viral Sickness Facebook’s reach is being used to create division, spread hate and harm democracy. And the corporation doesn’t care. ‘Almost three-billion people now see the world through the personalized and profit-driven filter of social media.’ Photo via Shutterstock. In 1486, a German priest named […]
At A Time Of Rapidly Creeping Authoritarianism, Assange’s Freedom Is More Crucial Than Ever
At A Time Of Rapidly Creeping Authoritarianism, Assange’s Freedom Is More Crucial Than Ever My home state of Victoria has become the center of attention in the anti-lockdown movement for its authoritarian crackdown against not just people who are in violation of lockdown protocol, but people who merely post about staging future anti-lockdown protests on social media. […]
How We Could Wind Up Banned From Discussing An October Surprise On Social Media This Election
How We Could Wind Up Banned From Discussing An October Surprise On Social Media This Election In what it calls an effort to make itself “a more reliable source for election-related news and information,” YouTube has announced that it will be removing “content that contains hacked information, the disclosure of which may interfere with democratic processes, such […]
Social Media Imposing Modern-Day Hays Code on Political Speech
Social Media Imposing Modern-Day Hays Code on Political Speech Social media companies continued to assert their power over the political sphere this week, with Twitter temporarily suspending the Trump campaign’s ability to post until it removed a clip of a Fox News interview with the president regarding COVID-19. When the Democratic National Committee reposted the video to […]
You are What you Read: How to Manage your Personal Echo Chamber
You are What you Read: How to Manage your Personal Echo Chamber Mr. Trump has often being accused of “lying” in his many speeches and tweets. For sure, much of what he says can be said to be “contrary to fact.” But is the president really lying or is he simply stating what he thinks […]
The Infodemic of Fake News in the Era of CoV-19
The Infodemic of Fake News in the Era of CoV-19 In Italy Facebook and Twitter are not the primary social media apps of Italians generally speaking. More than ever WhatsApp and Instagram are the mobile apps of choice for social media messaging and these apps have been the cause of many fake news stories where […]
