Top downloaded app on both Google and Apple play has been censored!
Welcome to the fourth Reich!
The CEO of Parler has been making the rounds with the few media outlets willing to stand up to big tech. As explained by John Matze, Parler has the exact same policies as Twitter and other social media sites as it pertains to the posting of violent materials or the promotion of violent acts. Further, Parler was not notified of any specific posts that required deletion, nor were they provided any evidence that the riots of January 6th were organized or aided by Parler (which seems to be the underlying pretense).
The difference is that Parler is only policing the materials that they are technically allowed to police under the laws regarding section 230. They will remove obscene, lewd, violent, and other types of material as allowed by the law and required by normal decency. What they refuse to do is use these exception as an excuse to undermine and censor certain political opinions. This is ultimately what big tech would like and why they are attempting to "eliminate" Parler.
Do things get through that shouldn't? Sure, you cannot prevent this sort of thing in "real time" - it can only be monitored and taken down later. Like Kathy Griffin and the bloody Trump head. Took Twitter four days to take that down, and they still allow her to tweet other forms of violence. So this is nothing more than a double standard.
What is interesting to me is when I first looked up Parler (for consideration) it was described as little more than an alternative to Twitter that was in the infancy stages of development. Now if I go look up Parler, I get to read how it is an "alt-right" extremists social media tool designed to promote anti-Semitism, conspiracy theories, QAnon, and other extremists views.
I am seeing the similar negative description next to Gab as well. Only Wikipedia now pretty much claims that Gab is designed for neo-Nazis and White Supremacy groups. Not sure how a generic public forum platform decides to cater to a particular ideology, but whatever.
It's only a matter of time before Gab is attacked as well. Looking at it this morning, there seems to be everything from the infamous "Catturd" posting there, to tech information, to Facebook style personal posts, to anti-illegal-immigration organizations, to whatever. Shutting down Gab will likely be more difficult as Gab is run largely off personal servers and even allows for people to set up their own virtual or federated server using the Gab software. They seem somewhat insulated from being shut down (without court orders) - but not necessarily insulated from being overwhelmed if people start jumping over there.
These are chilling times that I never believed would come to a country that is still a constitutional republic. But it shows what will happen when you allow a small group of people to garner, maintain, and control large areas of people's lives. Power corrupts. The closer to absolute that power becomes, the closer to absolute the corruption becomes.
Big tech is showing us what happens when power and corruption meet.
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Talk Radio Owner Orders Rhetoric Dialed Back
7:15 am
“After months of stoking anger about alleged election fraud, one of America’s largest talk-radio companies has decided on an abrupt change of direction,” the Washington Post reports.
“Cumulus Media, which employs some of the most popular right-leaning talk-radio hosts in the United States, has told its on-air personalities to stop suggesting that the election was stolen from President Trump — or else face termination.”
OH MY GOODNESS!!! AMERICAN FREEDOM OF SPEECH WILL BE UNDERMINED IF CONSERVATIVE RADIO MAGNATES START INSISTING ON GREATER TRUTHFULNESS.
Lawmakers Who Voted Against Biden Denounced
6:53 am
“Republican members of Congress who voted against certifying Joe Biden’s presidential victory, even after a mob broke into the Capitol, are being denounced by critics in their home districts who demand that they resign or be ousted,” the AP reports.
“Protesters, newspaper editorial boards and local-level Democrats have urged the lawmakers to step down or for their colleagues to kick them out. The House and Senate can remove members with a two-thirds vote or censure or reprimand with a majority.”
OH NO! SUCH DEMANDS FOR FIDELITY TO OUR DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES IS SURELY A TACTIC OF COMMUNIST SUBVERSION!
White House Is In ‘Meltdown’
6:41 am
“President Trump has lost the support of many former loyalists in his administration after a riot at the U.S. Capitol that he helped provoke, and his White House is in ‘meltdown’ as it lurches through his final days,” Reuters reports.
Nearly All Arrested for Capitol Riots Were Trump Fans
11:00 pm
Most of 120 people who have been arrested in connection to or identified as being at the Capitol riot through photos and videos are longtime supporters of President Trump, an Associated Press analysis found.
The evidence gives lie to claims by right-wing pundits and Republican officials such as Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) that the violence was perpetrated by left-wing antifa thugs rather than supporters of the president.
FAKE NEWS! FAKE NEWS! FAKE NEWS!
Fox News Adds More Opinion Programming
9:47 am
“Fox News Channel is removing one of its only nighttime hours of news coverage and replacing it with a right-wing opinion show, signifying a further shift toward the incendiary programming that Fox viewers overwhelmingly prefer,” CNN reports.
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SEE, SCOTT! You need not fear that "freedom of speech" is overly endangered in America, for Fox will continue to give its viewers the kind of over the top lying, one sided propaganda they prefer to anything resembling really objective reporting and commentary.
Trump May Comment Today on Big Tech
9:52 am
CNBC reports President Trump may make remarks on camera later today about big tech, but no decisions have been made.
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AN AMERICAN president will be defending his right to incite insurrection in an attempt to overthrow a fairly conducted democratic election resulting in government of, by, and for the people.
Dems To Give Pence 24-Hour Deadline To Invoke 25th Amendment Before They Begin Impeachment.
AN AMERICAN president will be defending his right to incite insurrection in an attempt to overthrow a fairly conducted democratic election resulting in government of, by, and for the people.
Good luck with that Scott
Big tech is showing us what happens when power and corruption meet.
Which is exactly how America got to suffer with trump!!!!!! BWAAAAAAPAAAAAA!!!!!!
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