World On Cusp Of Woke Totalitarianism As Governments Act To End Freedom Of Speech
May 5th, 2023Via: Public:
The Twitter Files gave us a window into how government agencies, civil society, and tech companies work together to censor social media users. Now, key nations are attempting to enshrine this coordination into law explicitly.
Around the world, politicians have either just passed or are on the cusp of passing sweeping new laws, which would allow governments to censor ordinary citizens on social media and other Internet platforms.
Under the guise of preventing “harm” and holding large tech companies accountable, several countries are establishing a vast and interlinked censorship apparatus, a new investigation by Public finds.
Politicians, NGOs, and their enablers in the news media claim that their goal is merely to protect the public from “disinformation.” But vague definitions and loopholes in new laws will create avenues for broad application, overreach, and abuse.
In Ireland, for example, the government may soon be able to imprison citizens simply for possessing material that officials decide is “hateful.” Under the RESTRICT Act in the US, the government may soon have the authority to monitor the Internet activity of any American deemed a security risk.
Governments aim for total control. In Canada, a state agency can filter and manipulate what Canadians see online. In Australia, a single government official can compel social media companies to remove posts.
Governments and allied NGOs intend to force tech companies to comply with their rules. UK lawmakers have threatened to imprison social media managers who don’t censor enough content. And Brazil has introduced severe penalties for platforms that fail to remove “fake news.”
Everybody not yet brainwashed by woke public education, non-profit orgs, mainstream media, political cant, etc, is a security risk. Those who are brainwashed are also security risks because they might one day wake up — except for the elitists who are initiating our insecurity and know what they are doing to us and are very pleased with themselves. So, resist. Speak in honest terms, not euphemisims or lies. Tell it like you see it, like it really is. No more “Chairman Mao says” type of parroting, no more Orwellian “white is black, down is up”. It’s not how they get you, it’s how you live until they get you.