(2018-10-14). Pages Purged by Facebook Were on Blacklist Promoted by Washington Post. globalresearch.ca Media outlets removed by Facebook on Thursday, in a massive purge of 800 accounts and pages, had previously been targeted in a blacklist of oppositional sites promoted by the Washington Post in November 2016. | The organizations censored by Facebook include …
(2018-10-14). 2018 Media Freedom Summit. indybay.org College of Marin, Kentfield Campus, 835 College Avenue Kentfield California 94904…
(2018-10-14). Pacifica Radio Network Stands with Wikileaks and Julian Assange. indybay.org Pacifica passed a resolution to defend Julian Assange who is the founder of Wikileaks. "The mainstream media has basically been silent about the harassment of Julian Assange and the attempt to imprison him. And even some so-called progressive outlets have been silent. I think that if Pacifica makes a statement, it will be very important and will serve to educate many people in this country and beyond."
(2018-10-13). The Killing of Saudi Journalist Khashoggi Could Spell the End for Mohammad bin Salman? globalresearch.ca The (unconfirmed) death of famous journalist Saudita Jamal Khashoggi is likely to have important repercussions, revealing the hypocrisy of the mainstream media, tensions inside the Saudi regime, and the double standards of Western countries. | On October 2nd, 2018, Saudi journalist …
(2018-10-13). Facebook Accused of "Full-Frontal Suppression of Dissent" truthout.org After Facebook announced on Thursday that it shut down and removed hundreds of pages and accounts that it vaguely accused of spreading "spam" and engaging in "inauthentic behavior," some of the individuals and organizations caught up in the social media behemoth's dragnet disputed accusations that they were violating the platform's rules and raised alarm that Facebook is using its enormous power to silence independent political perspectives that run counter to the corporate media's dominant narratives. | While it is reasonable to as…
(2018-10-12). Facebook Purges US-Based Independent Media For Political Disinformation. mintpressnews.com 
The concerted efforts to censor independent media on social media began in earnest following Facebook's announcement this past May that Facebook would be teaming up with the notoriously hawkish, government- and corporate-funded think tank, the Atlantic Council.
(2018-10-12). Rampant voter suppression underway, with Black voters the chief target. peoplesworld.org 
With the mainstream media obsessed over Kanye West and Donald Trump's la…
(2018-10-12). Social Media Censorship Intensifies. globalresearch.ca Both the Free Thought Project and The Anti-Media lost their social media accounts in a coordinated attack today by Facebook and Twitter. | Facebook alone removed 559 pages and 251 accounts. | . | @AntiMedia and @TFTPROJECT just | …
(2018-10-12). Propaganda's Long Shadow. counterpunch.org Hierarchal societies, like the one we live in, rely on orthodoxy and their in-place control mechanisms. In order to preserve the class divisions built within them, the ruling elite must be vigilant about lower class discontent, lest its authority be tested. To this end, the lower class is educated to believe that, regardless of its More
(2018-10-12). Google CEO Tells Senators That Censored Chinese Search Engine Could Provide "Broad Benefits" theintercept.com Google CEO Sundar Pichai refused to answer a list of questions from a bipartisan group of six senators.
(2018-10-12). Censorship crackdown? Top 10 alt-media pages newly banned by Facebook & Twitter. rt.com 
Sites dealing with government transparency, pages dedicated to police brutality and alternative media — take a closer look at the top ten accounts with millions of followers that were recently suspended by Twitter and Facebook.
(2018-10-12). 'Land of censorship & home of the fake': Alternative voices on Facebook and Twitter's crackdown. rt.com 
Alternative voices online are incensed after Facebook and Twitter closed down hundreds of political media pages ahead of November's crucial midterm elections. Facebook says they broke its spam rules, they say it's censorship. |
(2018-10-12). Billionaire Bloomberg rejoins Democratic Party. wsws.org The billionaire's political career demonstrates the fundamental identity of the two corporate-controlled parties that comprise the US two-party system.
(2018-10-10). Publishing Police Press Releases as Local 'Crime' Reporting. fair.org 
Block Club Chicago suffers, particularly on the issue of "crime" reporting, from the same stunted ethical scope all other local corporate media does. Again and again, Block Club's "crime" reporting consists of simply copy-and-pasting Chicago police blotters about alleged crimes, with no effort to report any side other than the police's.
(2018-10-10). I Was Reported to Police as an 'Agitated Black Male' — for Simply Walking to Work. aclu.org A Black employee at the University of Massachusetts Amherst opens up about the racial profiling incident that rocked the campus and upended his life. | Last month, I walked across the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst to get to work. It was an ordinary stroll. But to a bystander, the sight of an educated Black professional going about his day was apparently cause for alarm. | That bystander called the police. My workplace was shut down. I was, and remain, humiliated. | Racial profiling at predominantly white institutions is nothing new, and this wasn't the first time that I had to grit my teeth th…
(2018-10-10). New Writers Welcomed to Consortium News. consortiumnews.com In the past few weeks Consortium News has added a group of accomplished writers as regular contributors, ensuring that Consortium remains a unique source of news, analysis and commentary that you will not find in mainstream media. Pepe Escobar, the… Read more →
(2018-10-10). Space race: Richard Branson trolls Elon Musk, says he must sleep more. rt.com 
With a new space race heating up, two business titans could be set for a war of words of galactic proportions as Sir Richard Branson has offered some unsolicited advice to his rival Elon Musk.
(2018-10-10). Trump savages Medicare for All, as more Americans embrace socialism. rt.com 
President Trump once again lambasted the idea of socialized healthcare, as Medicare for All becomes a mainstream Democrat position and more and more Americans warm to the idea of socialism. |
(2018-10-10). Google now plays 'Good Censor' for civility's sake, leaked internal briefing confirms. rt.com 
Internal research commissioned by Google confirms Orwellian-scale censorship powers enjoyed by tech giants. It says free speech is a "utopian idea," and creating "ordered spaces for safety and civility" is Google's new mission.
(2018-10-04). Trump Admin Follows Corporate Media Playbook for War With Iran. fair.org 
John Bolton (BBC, 9/26/18): "Let my message today be clear: We are watching, and we will come after you." | Three years ago, as Americans debated the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran—popularly known as "the Iran deal"—I highlighted a troubling media trend on FAIR.org ( 8/20/15): "For nearly all commentators, r…
(2018-10-02). After Chemnitz: Germany's Extreme Right Exploits Government Passivity and Public Resentment to Enter the Mainstream. grayzoneproject.com While the AfD party emerges as a leading voice of political opposition, the government downplays its danger and even co-opts…
(2018-09-16). Presenting The Syria Deception: Al Qaeda Goes to Hollywood (VIDEO). grayzoneproject.com An exclusive Grayzone investigative documentary rips the cover off of the most sophisticated and expensive campaign of humanitarian interventionist propaganda…
(2018-09-05). Censored Documentary Exposes the Israeli Government's Attack on Black Lives Matter. grayzoneproject.com Exclusive footage from the censored Al Jazeera documentary, "The Lobby — USA," shows Israeli government officials taking credit for attacks…
(2018-08-29). Leaked Scenes from Censored Documentary Reveal Israel Lobbyist Noah Pollak Astroturfing an Anti-Palestinian Protest. grayzoneproject.com Exclusive leaked scenes from Al Jazeera's "The Lobby — USA" documentary show how Emergency Committee for Israel Executive Director Noah…
(2018-08-24). Big Tech Corporations Are Now Banning Iranian Social Media Accounts — A Censored Student Journalist Speaks out. grayzoneproject.com Google, Facebook, and Twitter are removing social media accounts of real life Iranians who are falsely dubbed as "government trolls."…