Posted on 12/07/2025 4:28:34 AM PST by MtnClimber
UK’s Labour Censorship Initiative
As economic and cultural suicide stalk Western Europe, it has initiated efforts to hobble America's technological advantage and diminish our freedoms. The first documented attacks on our open dialogue came from the UK and began in 2018 when Morgan McGreevy, Keir Starmer’s chief of staff (then Labour Together’s managing director), began and funded an outfit called Stop Funding Fake News (SFFN). Recognizing that the online news purveyors could best be silenced by depriving them of funds, it first targeted UK outfits, but moved on in an attempt to starve U.S. outfits like American Thinker, Breitbart, Zero Hedge, and the Federalist of advertising revenue, and astroturfing defamation of such sites.
In June 2020, a booster of SFFN’s campaign tagged Ford’s UK twitter account, noting that its ads were appearing on Breitbart. Ford UK’s twitter account responded that it was “investigating the ad placement” and confirmed that Ford “does not share the views expressed on the website.” By 2021, SFFN expanded to target Breitbart’s YouTube account. “Breitbart, who have: consistently denied climate change, promoted sexism, published racist conspiracy theories have a monetised YouTube channel,” SFFN complained in July.
SFFN encouraged advertisers generally to block their ads from appearing on Breitbart’s YouTube content. In order to scale up its demonetization campaign, SFFN hosted an excel spreadsheet “blocklist” on its website for years. It listed the URLs of “fake news” websites that advertisers could import into their Google AdSense profiles to block sites en masse from receiving their advertising. This included Breitbart and a host of other alt-right and conservative U.S. sites such as Zero Hedge, The Federalist and American Thinker from 2020 onwards, alongside The Canary and Evolve Politics. SFFN also provided a handy “how-to” guide for advertisers and brands, walking them through how they could add SFFN’s targets
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It began long before that when Spain’s Zapatista and Iran’s Khameini created the Alliance of Civilizations /DOC group with the UN and Obama’s Sec of State Hillary got behind it and its proposed “blasphemy law.”
It has been a while since it was brought up on FR but as I recall, Erdogan and a very wealthy Malaysian leader was, too.
Very true, however the silence on the near total censorship by russian govt over its citizens is curious.
Both should be condemned, however I have yet to see a post condemning russian censorship and restricting of God given rights.🤔
Amazing is true, but sadly folks in St. Petersburg and many other regions won’t be able to read your comments
This is AI, but happy to provide other sources so “you can see”
AI Overview
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Russian censorship involves strict control over media and online content through state-run agencies like Roskomnadzor and laws restricting speech, particularly regarding the military. Mechanisms include blocking independent websites and foreign news, slowing down or blocking internet traffic, and requiring companies to store user data on Russian servers. The government has also used harsh penalties, such as imprisonment, for spreading “false information” about the army, and has recently implemented measures like mobile internet shutdowns in some regions.
Traditional and online media
Traditional media: Private, independent TV channels are banned, and state-owned media or those controlled by Kremlin allies dominate, with employees following directives on what to avoid.
Online media: The regulator Roskomnadzor blocks many independent news sites and has declared some “undesirable organizations,” with the risk of criminal charges for those who mention them.
Internet control and surveillance
Infrastructure: A “sovereign internet” law has led to the installation of equipment by internet service providers to enable authorities to monitor, block, and reroute traffic.
Blocking and throttling: Authorities have blocked numerous websites, including foreign media like Euronews and the BBC, and have throttled services like YouTube and targeted specific VPN protocols.
Data storage: Companies are pressured to store user data on Russian servers, and some have been fined for failing to comply with requirements to install surveillance equipment.
Mobile internet shutdowns: Authorities have reportedly used mobile internet shutdowns in certain regions for extended periods.
Legal and judicial actions
“False information” laws: New laws carry severe penalties, including long prison sentences, for spreading “false information” about the Russian army.
Prosecutions: There have been numerous prosecutions for social media posts and comments.
Penalties: Individuals have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their reporting or for making comments that authorities deem to be discrediting the armed forces.
Historical context
Post-Soviet era: After a brief period of media freedom following the Soviet Union’s collapse, increasing government oversight and the influence of powerful groups have led to more restrictions.
Soviet era: The Soviet Union had the most extensive radio censorship network in the world, with massive jamming of foreign radio stations.
Doesn't that come under the heading of "goes without saying"...?
Same goes with US luminaries btw.
Jim Robinson created something very useful here and it would be foolish to think that powers did not avail themselves of the opportunity.
If it goes without saying then you end up with the narrative that Russia is the savior of Christianity, and the west.
I have no illusions about Russia, but the fact is that over the years the EU has done more damage to Europe than the Russians could ever dream of.
agreed, very much true
the EUroNazi enterprise is the 4th Reich under development
“Doesn’t that come under the heading of “goes without saying”...?”
That’s what I told the silly goofball when he was nattering about this on another thread. I suppose we have to mention it very time, like “John Kerry who served in Viet Nam”.
Agreed, but with a nice dose of russian help
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