The Consortium Imposing the Growing Censorship Regime

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THREAD: A̶n̶a̶r̶c̶h̶y̶ Censorship in the U.K.

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https://x.com/ajtourville/status/1834212840376344899

NEWS: Australia wants to fine internet platforms up to 5% of their global revenue for failing to prevent the spread of so-called misinformation online.

Opposition James Paterson said: “Australians' legitimately-held political beliefs should not be censored by either the government, or by foreign social media platforms.”

The legislation will be introduced in parliament today.

Source: https://t.co/sf6dtenYd7 [see article below - OB]

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Australia threatens fines for social media giants enabling misinformation
https://www.reuters.com/technology/a...on-2024-09-12/
{Byron Kaye | 12 September 2024}

• Breaches face fines up to 5% of global revenue
• Bill seeks to prevent election, public health disinformation
• Free speech advocates warn of censorship

SYDNEY, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Australia said it will fine internet platforms up to 5% of their global revenue for failing to prevent the spread of misinformation online, joining a worldwide push to rein in borderless tech giants but angering free speech advocates.

The government said it would make tech platforms set codes of conduct governing how they stop dangerous falsehoods spreading, to be approved by a regulator. The regulator would set its own standard if a platform failed to do so, then fine companies for non-compliance.

The legislation, to be introduced in parliament on Thursday, targets false content that hurts election integrity or public health, calls for denouncing a group or injuring a person, or risks disrupting key infrastructure or emergency services.

The bill is part of a wide-ranging regulatory crackdown by Australia, where leaders have complained that foreign-domiciled tech platforms are overriding the country's sovereignty, and comes ahead of a federal election due within a year.

Already Facebook owner Meta has said it may block professional news content if it is forced to pay royalties, while X, formerly Twitter, has removed most content moderation since being bought by billionaire Elon Musk in 2022.

"Misinformation and disinformation pose a serious threat to the safety and wellbeing of Australians, as well as to our democracy, society and economy," said Communications Minister Michelle Rowland in a statement.

"Doing nothing and allowing this problem to fester is not an option."

An initial version of the bill was criticised in 2023 for giving the Australian Communications and Media Authority too much power to determine what constituted misinformation and disinformation, the term for intentionally spreading lies.

Rowland said the new bill specified the media regulator would not have power to force the takedown of individual pieces of content or user accounts. The new version of the bill protected professional news, artistic and religious content, while it did not protect government-authorised content.

Some four-fifths of Australians wanted the spread of misinformation addressed, the minister said, citing the Australian Media Literary Alliance.

Meta, which counts nearly nine in 10 Australians as Facebook users, declined to comment. Industry body DIGI, of which Meta is a member, said the new regime reinforced an anti-misinformation code it last updated in 2022, but many questions remained.

X was not immediately available for comment.

Opposition home affairs spokesman James Paterson said that while he had yet to examine the revised bill, "Australians' legitimately-held political beliefs should not be censored by either the government, or by foreign social media platforms".

The Australia Communications and Media Authority said it welcomed "legislation to provide it with a formal regulatory role to combat misinformation and disinformation on digital platforms"

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"Misinformation and disinformation pose a serious threat to the safety and wellbeing of Australians, as well as to our democracy, society and economy," said Communications Minister Michelle Rowland in a statement.

"'Our democracy' is always code for 'our hegemony'." -- Michael Malice

X was not immediately available for comment.

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1834215798858207667

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CLIP from SYSTEM UPDATE #331:

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr on Escalating Censorship and Motives Behind TikTok and X Bans
https://rumble.com/v5eqay5-fcc-commi...-behind-t.html
{Glenn Greenwald | 12 September 2024}

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Australia threatens fines for social media giants enabling misinformation
https://www.reuters.com/technology/a...on-2024-09-12/
{Byron Kaye | 12 September 2024}

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CLIP from SYSTEM UPDATE #332:

Australia Poised to Punish Social Media Companies Which Refuse To Censor
https://rumble.com/v5etipp-australia...to-censor.html
{Glenn Greenwald | 13 September 2024}

[Brian4Liberty]

https://x.com/RealEdFriendly/status/1835784337494835414

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THREAD: Hillary says people that spread propaganda and "misinformation" should be prosecuted

https://x.com/i/status/1835873305670128099

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THREAD: Hillary says people that spread propaganda and "misinformation" should be prosecuted

THREAD: CA - Newsom signs law banning certain political memes

https://x.com/ericmmatheny/status/1836366067263803783

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CLIPS from SYSTEM UPDATE #336:

Why Neo-Nazis, Protesters, and Your Ideological Enemies All Have Free Speech Rights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcaUX7wfsVQ
{Glenn Greenwald | 19 September 2024}



Arizona Mom Unjustly Arrested for FREE SPEECH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu4Kmt-ZlMM
{Glenn Greenwald | 19 September 2024}

[Brian4Liberty]

https://x.com/stillgray/status/1837933089550397602

[Occam's Banana]

https://x.com/stillgray/status/1837933089550397602

Authoritarian AOC wants to ‘rein in the media’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xJ7ZLQsGgo
{Jack Hunter | 23 September 2024}

Democrats keep telling us that Donald Trump is an authoritarian.

The SAME Democrats are also now telling us that THEY are authoritarians.

Just ask AOC.

[WarriorLiberty]

Telegram is lost now.
Censorship has won.

[Brian4Liberty]

Related:

FCC just fast-tracked George Soros' purchase of 220+ radio stations

https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1838562719672259032

[Brian4Liberty]

Governments everywhere are rapidly consolidating the power to control what is said over the internet, to spy on anyone who uses it, and to ban dissent in the name of the fraudulent cause of "fighting disinformation."

https://x.com/ggreenwald/status/1838335804529349081

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https://x.com/RealEdFriendly/status/1835784337494835414

THREAD: Jeremy Kauffman vs. the FBI

[Brian4Liberty]

https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1839031174926315692

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CLIP from SYSTEM UPDATE #340:

X And Telegram Forced To CENSOR & SPY?
https://rumble.com/v5gba82-x-and-tel...r-and-spy.html
{Glenn Greenwald | 25 September 2024}

[Brian4Liberty]

https://x.com/songpinganq/status/1840762898173587671

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THREAD: Hillary says people that spread propaganda and "misinformation" should be prosecuted

CLIP from SYSTEM UPDATE #348:

Hillary & Dems Fear LOSING TOTAL CONTROL Online
https://rumble.com/v5hxs9h-hillary-a...ol-online.html
{Glenn Greenwald | 08 October 2024}

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CLIP from SYSTEM UPDATE #349:

Elon Musk's Battle Over X In Brazil Reveals Global Censorship Dangers
https://rumble.com/v5i72h7-x-brazil.html
{Glenn Greenwald | 10 October 2024}

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CLIP from SYSTEM UPDATE #336:

Arizona Mom Unjustly Arrested for FREE SPEECH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu4Kmt-ZlMM
{Glenn Greenwald | 19 September 2024}

Shocking Arrest During City Council Meeting | Bodycam Released | Lawsuit Filed
https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/202...lawsuit-filed/
{John H. Bryan | 10 October 2024}

The Supreme Court has made clear that “one of the most precious of the liberties safeguarded by the Bill of Rights” is the sacred promise to every American, enshrined in the First Amendment, that citizens enjoy the freedom to complain about their leaders. Lozman v. Riviera Beach, 585 U.S. 87, 101 (2018). But the city of Surprise, Arizona and its mayor, Skip Hall, broke that promise, arresting Plaintiff Rebekah Massie in front of her 10-year-old daughter for criticizing a public official at a city council meeting.

The complaint: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/wp-...omplaint_2.pdf

Shocking Arrest During City Council Meeting | Bodycam Released | Lawsuit Filed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LvEHimzjt8
{The Civil Rights Lawyer | 09 October 2024}

[Brian4Liberty]

Bill Gates wants AI to censor the entire internet.

https://x.com/roaming_rn/status/1844772694882988069