WHY HAS CENSORSHIP BY BIG TECH NOT BEEN STOPPED?

WHY HAS CENSORSHIP BY BIG TECH NOT BEEN STOPPED?

By Domenick J. Maglio PhD. Traditional Realist

The tech giants have two diametrically opposed arguments that they use. At times they call themselves the public square, which means they have no control over the content protecting them from defamatory or vulgar content and to protect themselves from being considered a monopoly.  There is no threat here as they carry everyone’s content so no need to police them.

At times they reason they are like a private newspaper and can choose what content goes on their platform. No one is entitled to having content on their platform.

Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have been playing this duality game to ward off anyone suggesting they are not allowed to censor content and that they are responsible for the content on their platform. In addition, it protects them from accusations of being a monopoly.

It is impossible to refute that their powerful influence on the public domain is not significant. Many citizens currently use these platforms for their exclusive means of keeping up with the news. That these tech giants influence our information flow is undisputable.

The CEOs of these social media companies act as if they can allow or prevent people from sharing their viewpoints on their platforms. What can be shared is dependent on the personal interpretation by the companies of what is harmful or misinformation. These companies argue they are saving lives by following government guidelines and international agencies like the World Health Agency even when they contradict themselves. They think they have the responsibility to protect the norms, values and standards of government agencies. Any contrary information from the scientific elite perspective should be eliminated not to confuse or provoke a backlash from a misled public.  

Subtle censorship started with newspapers and television news selecting positive progressive stories while omitting traditional ones. Currently a supposedly open media for all people’s views has appeared on the scene: Social Media. However, it is censoring individuals for their opinions. The social media’s purpose was not to correct misinformation but to allow open debate to be heard.

Even concrete news stories about protesting against the lockdown of the nation have been censored by Big Tech as dangerous. Facebook has removed instructions that give locations and times by people protesting the “stay at home” orders. Google has said it has removed thousands of video violations through their misinformation policies merely on the word of local health authorities.

Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA), openly asked the CEOs of Google and Twitter to follow Facebooks’ Covid-19 misinformation procedures. This is scandalous after Representative Schiff had been in hearings with the major tech companies who were being reprimanded for their outlandish misinformation censorship of others. Yet they are refusing to fact-check the progressive anti-republican ads.

Two research physicians from Bakersfield, California appeared on a video clip giving hard statistical analysis of the Coronavirus demonstrating that many instituted best practices were not showing positive results.  The video went viral and was seen by millions of viewers. YouTube abruptly removed it from their platform without any justification.

The only rational reason these tech monopolies have not ceased their attack on free speech, religion or assembly is they are confident of their support from the progressive politicians and elites. George Soros, Bill Gates, Jeffrey Bezos and a host of other powerful people would protect them with their connections in government and money from possible legal prosecution.

The data conglomerates have become too big for their britches. They have gobbled up innovative smaller companies crushing all competition. Their powerful allies in government have to be indicted for obstructing the prosecution of the illegal practice of censorship for future favors.

There are a majority of Americans who have seen in this overblown and concocted epidemic what fascism feels like. We do not like it and most of us will not accept it. These elites have exposed their hand too early. Citizens currently realize that to preserve our liberties we will have to consciously enforce our constitutional rights of free speech, religion and assembly.

This is a frontal attack on our constitutional rights, which the progressives believe will be victorious, ushering in a centrally controlled government. This plan will place the progressive media and Big Tech in charge of the propaganda wing of the future global government.

Strongly re-establishing the people’s right to freedom will end the attempted coup by the elites and foreign allies. A free Constitutional Republic is the greatest obstacle to one-world-government.

We the People’s personal decision to cower or stand up will determine our continued liberty and greatness as a nation or total suppression as a people. Let us prevent the death of America and the imposition of world totalitarian domination.

Domenick Maglio, PhD. is a columnist carried by various newspapers, an author of several books and owner/director of Wider Horizons School, a college prep program. Dr. Maglio is an author of weekly newspaper articles, INVASION WITHIN  and a recent book entitled, IN CHARGE PARENTING In a PC World. You can see many of Dr. Maglio’s articles at www.drmaglioblogspot.com.