Big Tech Firms Are Joining Trump’s All Out War Against Iran
Deleting messages of support for Iran may seem a petty, childish retaliation for opposing the Trump administration, but it has profound ramifications for freedom of access to information.
[Furthermore, social media is one of the only places Americans could be exposed to an Iranian opinion, but the latest decision effectively blocks off this avenue of information and communication. Instead, we are exposed only to the opinion that the world and Iranians themselves hate their government. Last week the hashtag #IraniansDetestSoleimani trended on Twitter in the U.S., but not in the Middle East. Furthermore, the message was being boosted by Trump fans pretending to be Iranian.]
So mich for supporting Trump on combatting fake news.
[Iran is not the only enemy of the U.S. government targeted by social media. Hundreds of accounts supporting the Venezuelan government, including that of President Nicolas Maduro himself, have been suspended or deleted by Facebook and Twitter, the former also removing the pages of independent media outlet Venezuelanalysis and international network TeleSUR English when Trump’s eye was cast upon the country.
That Facebook’s actions appear to be coordinated with the U.S. government is not a coincidence. Since 2018 it has partially outsourced its editorial control over news and content to the Atlantic Council, the think tank of NATO. The Council’s board is a who’s who of high government officials like Henry Kissinger, Condoleezza Rice and Colin Powell, ex-Generals like Wesley Clark and David Petraeus, and CIA chiefs like Leon Panetta, Michael Hayden and Robert Gates. Effectively then, the “deep state” is controlling what Americans– and the rest of the world– reads for news, creating something close to a global state-controlled media apparatus.
In response to Facebook’s decision, Iranian government spokesperson Ali Rabiei called the move an “undemocratic and unashamed action” claiming it continues to give the real terrorists an “open voice.”]
This is why I don't blame China one bit for how they tend to suppress some internet use. Can I get a Hong Kong? Just look how our society is so conditioned. Why would/should those under constant attack from our government and their tool the media open up this perception management to their population?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Perhaps all the more reason to follow RT and Al-Jazeera?
FrayedBear
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I will argue Al-Jazeera can be spotty though.
@William_Mary Despite advice from Petter I don't use it so cannot comment.
@FrayedBear RT on the other hand I use quite often.
@William_Mary So do I. And frequently get berated by some agnostics.
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rogerbenham
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Or is it simply more identifiable now? Back in the 50's the information on the MauMau uprising was that promulgated by the British government who largely created the incident for political purposes.
@FrayedBear Yes well a common theme.
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