The freedom that matters is the freedom to speak your mind. That’s the most basic and essential pillar of all freedom. We are no longer fully human if our ability to choose our own words is taken away. Authoritarians understand this. That’s why they hate freedom of speech. With words and the right resources, anyone can change the world… Elon Musk understands this too. That’s why he’s trying to buy Twitter, not because he needs the company. Musk is doing this to give voice to people who have no voice.…
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Congress Can Stop Big Tech From Censoring Conservative News
According to Pew Research, around 86% of Americans say that they consume their news on their electronic devices. Specifically their phone, computer, and tablet. The days you get your newspaper delivered by a guy on a bike are long gone. Nowadays, your news is delivered to you by Big Tech billionaires who control what we see. They suppress all the articles and videos they don’t like and even make money out of them. The two dominant players in the news game are Google and Facebook. However, neither of these two…
Read MorePutin’s War in Russia: Misinformation and Censorship
Llegada de Vladimir Putin, presidente de Rusia / G20 Argentina / Flickr / November 29, 2018 / CC BY 2.0 The conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues to risk people’s lives, hurting the economy globally… More than half a million refugees have fled from Ukraine; the safety of children and elderly citizens is at risk. Gas prices have skyrocketed all over the world because of Russia’s invasion… This March, Ukrainian lawyer and politician Lesia Vasylenko tweeted that around 1,300 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed so far. #WarDay #18: 1300 #Ukraine…
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