Michael Shellenberger
Michael Shellenberger

@shellenberger

9 Tweets 2 reads Jun 03, 2023
UK government worked with BBC, Google, and Facebook to secretly censor valid criticisms of Covid lockdowns and vaccines for kids.
Blockbuster new reporting by @Telegraph
telegraph.co.uk
‘On Friday, MPs and freedom of speech campaigners condemned the disclosures as “truly chilling” and “a tool for censoring British citizens” akin to those of the Chinese Communist Party.
Much of the Government’s wider work on disinformation is shrouded in secrecy for “national security” reasons. Large parts of official documents are still redacted.’
‘Critics of lockdown had posts removed from social media. There is growing suspicion that social media firms used technology to stop the posts being promoted, circulated or widely shared after being flagged by the CDU or its counterpart in the Cabinet Office.’
“It is becoming increasingly clear that many of the foundations of our democracy – such as free speech and parliamentary scrutiny – were completely disregarded during the pandemic.”
‘Silkie Carlo, director of Big Brother Watch, said: “The very concept of ‘wrong information’ dictated by a central authority is open to abuse and should be considered far more critically, lest we mirror Chinese-style censorship.’
“Whilst everyone would expect the Government and tech giants to act against foreign hostile disinformation campaigns, we should be incredibly cautious about these powers being turned inwards to scan, suppress and censor the lawful speech of Brits for wrongthink, as is shockingly the case right now.”
It is thus clear that BBC, which smears its direct economic competitors as “disinfo,” and urges their censorship by Internet companies, betrayed the trust of he British people. BBC acted as a secret arm of the government to spy, defame, and censor legitimate criticisms.
Rather than being ashamed of its role as the Orwellian villain during the pandemic, when its authoritarian-minded and unqualified reporters censored dissident experts, BBC is now trying to play super-censor, deciding what should be labeled “disinfo” and censored.
We are buildings a citizens’ movement to fight back against the Censorship Industrial Complex in the UK, USA, and around the world. Free speech allies must unite to make the First Amendment to global standard and fight the axis of censorship totalitarians
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