Anti-vaccine disinformation, conspiracy theories, and fake news can often be considered counternarratives—expressions of resistance.2223 In such cases, they can be born from and fed by distrust in authorities and institutions, expressions of resistance to hegemonic ideologies and rules.23 Hegemonic legislation that could be seen as criminalising the right to express legitimate worries or pose questions would only…
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Fox reports “Facebook expands push to combat COVID-19 vaccine misinformation”
Social media giant aims to inform the public on where and when they can get vaccinated Facebook on Monday said it is running the “largest worldwide campaign” to combat misinformation surrounding COVID-19 vaccines, and to inform the public on where and when they can get vaccinated. Kang-Xing Jin, the head of health at Facebook, on Monday detailed the social media giant’s…
Dr. Mercola reports “The Web of Players Trying to Silence Truth”
Any strategy that successfully manipulates public opinion is bound to be repeated, and we can now clearly see how the tobacco industry’s playbook is being used to shape the public narrative about COVID-19 and the projected post-COVID era. In 2011, after many years of raising awareness regarding genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and industrial agriculture, we…
Fox News reports “Tucker: Big Tech attempting to censor COVID-19 vaccine dissent”
Tucker Carlson Tonight’ host slams media coverage of coronavirus vaccine as ‘totally disingenuous’ https://video.foxnews.com/v/6230627039001#sp=show-clips
Youtube reports “Republican Senator GRILLS Zuckerberg on Facebook, Google, and Twitter collaboration”
At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg gets grilled by Sen. Josh Hawley about whether his company collaborates on content moderation policy with Google and Twitter.
GrrrGraphics reports “SHUT UP AND VOTE FOR BIDEN THEY SAID”
Hard core tyranny has arrived in the United States. Thanks to the coup-minded Democrats, it has been creeping up on us after Trump was elected president. Now we have full-on Chinese-style stifling of free speech. Congress and the Deep State Swamp are complicit and have done nothing to protect our First Amendment. Try using Google…
Investment Watch report “CDC publishes new survival rates for Covid … MSM Goes Silent”
https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/cdc-publishes-new-survival-rates-for-covid-msm-goes-silent/
Boston Magazine reports “Could COVID-19 Have Escaped from a Lab?”
The world’s preeminent scientists say a theory from the Broad Institute’s Alina Chan is too wild to be believed. But when the theory is about the possibility of COVID being man-made, is this science or censorship? In January, as she watched the news about a novel virus spreading out of control in China, Alina Chan…
WSJ reports “Facebook to Curb Internal Debate Over Sensitive Issues Amid Staff Discord”
Mark Zuckerberg says employees shouldn’t have to confront social issues in their day-to-day work unless they want to Facebook Inc. is moving to curb internal debate around divisive political and social topics, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday, after a spate of disputes and criticism that has fueled discord among staffers. The steps will include…
CNBC reports “Facebook is cracking down on groups that give health advice and promote violence”
Facebook on Thursday announced new policies that will limit the spread of groups on its social network that focus on giving users health advice, as well as groups with ties to violence. The company will no longer show health groups in its recommendations, saying a blog post that “it’s crucial that people get their health information from authoritative…