"The broadcast evening newscasts on three major networks on Thursday didn't mention bombshell revelations by former Democratic National Committee interim Chairwoman Donna Brazile. Brazile has written in a new book that she discovered evidence that she said showed Hillary Clinton’s campaign "rigged" the Democratic presidential primary. "ABC's World News Tonight," "NBC Nightly News" and "CBS Evening News" all didn't report the allegations by Brazile on Thursday evening despite it receiving considerable coverage on cable news and in print and online media. Brazile was also trending as one of Twitter's top topics on Thursday." http://thehill.com/homenews/media/358589-network-newscasts-dont-mention-brazile-clinton-dnc-revelations "Now, after watching YouTube block dozens of its videos, the folks at PragerU are absolutely convinced the company is policing views.Founded by popular radio host Dennis Prager, PragerU has been producing “short, educational videos from a conservative perspective” for six years. Nothing about the footage has been remotely controversial—until now. While they cover some of the hottest political topics, the videos try to present counterarguments to the left’s radical vision of America. Unfortunately, YouTube has gone out of its way to silence those views, shelving as many as 50 of Prager’s videos, including: “The Most Important Question about Abortion,” “Is Islam a Religion of Peace?” “Why America Must Lead,” “The Ten Commandments: Do Not Murder,” and “The World’s Most Persecuted Minority: Christians,” among others. Before long, the company declared them “inappropriate” for young viewers—a decision YouTube insists wasn’t politically motivated." http://dailysignal.com/2017/11/01/conservative-group-claims-youtube-is-censoring-their-videos/ "Responding to Russian-funded political advertisements, Facebook chairman Mark Zuckerberg declared last month that “we will do our part to defend against nation states attempting to spread misinformation.” But Facebook is effectively sowing disinformation by kowtowing to foreign regimes and censoring atrocities such as ethnic cleansing in Myanmar. In the name of repressing fake news and hate speech, Facebook is probably suppressing far more information than Americans realize." ... "In Turkey, India, Pakistan, and Morocco, Facebook routinely suppresses comments from regime opponents. Facebook cooperates closely with the Israeli government and “Palestinian groups are blocked so often that they have their own hashtag, #FbCensorsPalestine.” In June, German police raided dozens of homes across the nation suspected of offensive social media postings and “conducted home searches and interrogations,” according to the New York Times. Facebook is deleting 15,000 posts a month in Germany but the government is threatening a $50-million-plus fine unless Facebook suppresses far more comments." https://fee.org/articles/facebook-censored-me-and-im-not-the-only-one/ |
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