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Global Internet Freedom Plummets as Governments Use Censorship and Surveillance to Quash Dissent

Written by on November 2, 2018 in Government, Internet Control, Spying and Surveillance with 0 Comments
Global Internet Freedom Plummets as Governments Use Censorship and Surveillance to Quash Dissent

Countries across the globe are following in the footsteps of the Chinese government, adopting authoritarian digital practices that pose serious threats to democracy, according to a new Freedom House report. They found that global digital freedom has continued to decline for the eighth consecutive year.

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Leaked Google Document Advises to “Police Tone Instead of Content” in the “Shift Towards Censorship”

Written by on October 27, 2018 in Government, Internet Control with 0 Comments
Leaked Google Document Advises to “Police Tone Instead of Content” in the “Shift Towards Censorship”

Another Google document has found its way into the public domain, this time through Breitbart. The news publication reports that an 85-page briefing entitled “The Good Censor,” advises tech companies to “police tone instead of content” and to not “take sides” when censoring users.

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Social Media Censorship Intensifies

Written by on October 13, 2018 in Government, Internet Control, Politics with 0 Comments
Social Media Censorship Intensifies

Both the Free Thought Project and The Anti-Media lost their social media accounts in a coordinated attack today by Facebook and Twitter.

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Europe Just Voted To Wreck the Internet, Spying On Everything and Censoring Vast Swathes Of Our Communications

Written by on September 14, 2018 in Government, Internet Control with 0 Comments
Europe Just Voted To Wreck the Internet, Spying On Everything and Censoring Vast Swathes Of Our Communications

By passing the EU Copyright Directive, Europe just voted to wreck the internet, spying on everything and censoring vast swathes of our communications. Everything you post, from short text snippets to stills, audio, video, code, etc will be surveilled by copyright bots run by the big platforms.

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‘Massive Victory for the Whole Internet’ as California Passes Nation’s Strongest Net Neutrality Bill

Written by on September 2, 2018 in Government, Internet, Internet Control, Media & Arts, Policies with 0 Comments
‘Massive Victory for the Whole Internet’ as California Passes Nation’s Strongest Net Neutrality Bill

In a major victory for the open internet that could have ripple effects throughout the United States, the California Senate thwarted aggressive lobbying by the telecom industry and passed the strongest, most comprehensive net neutrality bill in the nation.

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A Snapshot of the Internet Kill Switch in 2018

Written by on August 18, 2018 in Censorship, Government, Internet Control with 0 Comments
A Snapshot of the Internet Kill Switch in 2018

For more than a decade now, activists and truth-seekers have been watching the growing influence of the Internet on society and politics,

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Zuckerberg Faces Congressional Inquisition

Zuckerberg Faces Congressional Inquisition

Under fire for the worst privacy debacle in his company’s history, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg batted away often-aggressive questioning last Tuesday from lawmakers

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14 Cutting Edge Tech Firms Funded By The CIA

14 Cutting Edge Tech Firms Funded By The CIA

The CIA has its own investment capital firm called “In-Q-Tel,” and it’s been funding innovative tech firms for years. This is both good news and bad. One the one hand, it allows the CIA to invest in technologies they deem useful for the intelligence community; however, some of these technologies are a little creepy when it comes to personal space and privacy.

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July 12: National Day of Action Aims to Preserve Net Neutrality

Written by on July 12, 2017 in Government, Internet Control with 0 Comments
July 12: National Day of Action Aims to Preserve Net Neutrality

In an interview with Democracy Now!, Evan Greer, campaign director of Fight for the Future, called net neutrality “the First Amendment of the Internet” and argued that the struggle to preserve it is “the free speech fight of our generation.”

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Battle for the Net: On July 12th the Internet Will Stand Together to Save Net Neutrality

Written by on June 7, 2017 in Government, Internet Control with 0 Comments
Battle for the Net: On July 12th the Internet Will Stand Together to Save Net Neutrality

In order to confront what they consider a frontal attack on the Internet by the Republican Party and the powerful telecommunications industry, defenders of net neutrality joined with some of the web’s most influential companies on Tuesday in announcing a new campaign and global day of action designed to defend rules enshrined by the Federal Communications Commission just two years ago.

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In Wake Of UK Terror Attacks, Government Ready To Seize Control Of Internet

Written by on June 6, 2017 in Government, Internet Control with 0 Comments
In Wake Of UK Terror Attacks, Government Ready To Seize Control Of Internet

England’s Prime Minister Theresa May is calling for new Internet regulations and the suppression of digital tools that facilitate online “safe spaces” where attacks can be coordinated. The proposal comes one day after a Saturday night attack in London that left seven dead and nearly 50 injured.

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**EXCLUSIVE** – Richard Dolan on Artificial Intelligence: “This is a RUNAWAY TRAIN!”

**EXCLUSIVE** – Richard Dolan on Artificial Intelligence: “This is a RUNAWAY TRAIN!”

Alexis sits down with UFO researcher and alternative historian Richard Dolan to discuss the imminent dangers of A.I. and the future of our world. Richard Dolan doesn’t pull any punches! Whether it’s discussing (exposing) the long-standing government coverup of the ET/UFO reality,  or the history of false flag events and other such global machinations, he’s thorough […]

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10 More Crazy Conspiracy Theories That Became Conspiracy Facts

10 More Crazy Conspiracy Theories That Became Conspiracy Facts

Generally speaking, conspiracy theories form where there is a vacuum of verifiable facts associated with a controversial, usually tragic event. The concept has evolved over the years and is a part of our popular culture. There are legions of conspiracy theorists and “truthers” who have devoted their lives to certain theories, and there are legions of skeptics who have devoted their lives to debunking those theories. All the while, conspiracy theories of every stripe and variety festoon the footnotes of history.

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Here Are the 50 GOP Senators Who Just Sacrificed Your #BroadbandPrivacy to Corporate Profits

Written by on March 24, 2017 in Government, Internet Control, Policies, Politics with 0 Comments
Here Are the 50 GOP Senators Who Just Sacrificed Your #BroadbandPrivacy to Corporate Profits

Privacy and consumer advocates—and a seemingly endless chorus of Internet users—were expressing outrage on Thursday after the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate passed a bill that will allow powerful media corporations to collect personal data of internet users without their consent and sell that information to the “highest bidder” for profit.

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Media Remains Silent as Obama Signs Anti-Propaganda Bill That Harms Press Freedom

Media Remains Silent as Obama Signs Anti-Propaganda Bill That Harms Press Freedom

The Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act of 2016 puts in legal practice a U.S. Ministry of Truth. Besides reporting on the passage of the bill, the corporate mainstream media has been quiet on its details. One can only speculate that, such ins and outs don’t fit their agenda to keep America out of the loop regarding the Information War their own government has put in place.

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