Alan MacLeod on the capture of media systems by the planet’s mega-rich and the existential threat that poses to an open society and the free flow of information.
The Richest Men in the World Are Media Moguls
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The Chris Hedges Report: Technofeudalism
Yanis Varoufakis discusses his new book and the profound consequences of large portions of commerce shifting from capital markets to online platforms that function as digital fiefdoms.
Caitlin Johnstone: Meta Steps Up Aggressive Censorship
Facebook and Instagram, when combined, have 5 billion users worldwide. It’s impossible to overstate how their regulation of speech in pro-U.S. direction can impact human communication.
Patrick Lawrence: The Sound of Enforced Silence
Our censors, as the record shows again and again, have no special concern about acting in a serious manner. Power has no such obligation.
From Illegal Israeli Settlements to US Campus Censorship
Alan MacLeod looks into The Network Contagion Research Institute and its new report alleging that Middle Eastern funding of U.S. universities has helped unleash a torrent of anti-Jewish hatred.
Caitlin Johnstone: The Obedient Censors at Meta
A monopolistic Silicon Valley mega-corporation deleting political speech about an important historical figure because Washington says he was a terrorist is a notably brazen act of censorship.
Pro-Sandinista Social Media Accounts Blocked Days Ahead of Nicaraguan Elections
Silicon Valley’s crackdown was part and parcel of the U.S. government’s political assault on the country, writes Ben Norton.