How the term “misinformation” has been weaponized as an online censorship tool amid the coronavirus pandemic

As the mainstream media increased its use of this term, Big Tech companies expanded their aggressive “coronavirus misinformation” policies.

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A nonprofit funded by the US government controls narratives while claiming to support press freedom.

Senators seize the opportunity to attack encryption, Section 230, and online privacy under the guise of public safety.

The halt in USAID funding forces a reckoning on whether so-called “independent” journalism should ever rely on Washington’s wallet.

The agency’s deep ties to digital censorship, propaganda networks, and global ID programs are under scrutiny like never before.

Removing barriers for filmmakers and photographers and content creators in national parks.

Freedom clashes with the cost of “safety.”

A major lawsuit tests the balance between public safety and constitutional privacy rights.

Shifting blame from systemic failures, Starmer seizes the moment to advance sweeping surveillance policies. And the media is playing along.

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