Notes on domestic media, the political class, disinformation and propaganda
You have to give the US corporate media credit where it’s due: they are 100% correct that the US faces a *grave* problem of disinformation.
But as this great video shows — by @0rf for @mtaibbi — they’re wrong about the source. It doesn’t come from FB or QAnon but themselves: pic.twitter.com/6doeUVnAAI
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) March 26, 2022
NCLA Takes on U.S. Surgeon General’s Censoring of Alleged Covid-19 “Misinformation” on Twitter
The world’s #1 tennis player, Russia’s @DaniilMedwed, has publicly called for peace and an end to war, but Wimbledon continues to suggest that’s not good enough for him to be allowed to play. He must denounce Putin publicly and vocally, or else be banned:https://t.co/Oj3G1mxNqd
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) March 26, 2022
Given that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere to free speech principles fundamentally undermines democracy.
What should be done? https://t.co/aPS9ycji37
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 26, 2022
