KEVIN REED—The mass scrubbing of all social media content by Facebook and YouTube that mentions the name Eric Ciaramella is part of the broader censorship efforts by the technology monopolies, in collaboration with the intelligence state, and sets the stage for even more draconian attacks on freedom of expression.
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How to (Safely & Effectively) Delete Twitter Account
12 minutes readJARED CLARKE—Facebook might be the most popular social networking platform, which focused more on contacting people you know. Twitter, has more focus on enabling individuals to contact each other even if they know each other or not. This is one feature that makes it an excellent tool for social interaction, but, it can become tiresome. There are reasons individuals consider stepping away from Twitter, and here is a brief overview of why you might think, and look at, how to delete Twitter account permanently.
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Vietnam Begins Reclaiming Info-Space From US Tech Giants
9 minutes readJOSEPH THOMAS—In yet another sign of waning Western hegemony, the Southeast Asian state of Vietnam has begun the long-overdue process of reclaiming its information space from US tech giants like Facebook, Twitter and Google.
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C. JOHNSTONE—Whoever controls the narrative controls the world. The only cracks in plutocratic narrative control have come in the form of alternative media outlets and social media, the access to which is unfortunately guarded by plutocrats with well-documented ties to secretive and unaccountable government agencies. The plutocratic alliance has successfully funneled online audiences into platforms that can be easily regulated, and now they are censoring those platforms.
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Facebook Kills “Inauthentic” Foreign News Accounts – U.S. Propaganda Stays Alive
by shorty35 minutes readMOA—Today anyone can create content and rent or buy virtual claqueurs in from of “likes” on Facebook or “followers” on Twitter to increase its distribution. An alternative is to create artificial social media personas who then promote one’s content. That is what the Internet Research Agency, the Russian “troll factory” from St. Petersburg, did. The fake personas it established on Facebook promoted IRA created clickbait content like puppy picture pages that was then marketed to sell advertisements. The profit orientated social media giants do not like such third party promotions. They prefer that people pay THEM to promote their content. Selling advertisements is Facebook’s business. Promotional accounts on its own platform are competition.