NBC News Reporter Thanks Foreign Groups for ‘Collaboration’ in Pushing Google to ‘Defund’ The Federalist

Breitbart ^ | 16 Jun 2020 | Joel B. Pollak

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NBC News reporter Adele-Momoko Fraser thanked two foreign non-profit organizations for their “collaboration” in urging Google to demonetize The Federalist, a respected conservative American news website, on Tuesday.

NEW — from @NBC_VC. Thanks to @SFFakeNews and @CCDHate for their hard work and collaboration! https://t.co/dorhdZy1t1

— Adele-Momoko Fraser (@AMFraserNBC) June 16, 2020

The Federalist is a conservative news and opinion site that features, among others, Fox News contributor Mollie Hemingway. Zero Hedge, another site targeted by the groups, is a blog featuring commentary on politics and economics.

Fraser broke the story that Google allegedly “banned two far-right [sic] websites from its advertising platform” because of “research” by the Center for Countering Digital Hate, an organization based in the United Kingdom, alleging that they posted “racist articles” about the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests.

In her report, Fraser noted, but did not link to, a “report” that the Center for Countering Digital Hate had provided to Google, which she said had targeted ten websites overall.

The list appears to be one published by the “Stop Funding Fake News” project, which describes itself on its website as a “project” of the Center for Countering Digital Hate. It posted a list of ten sites that should be “defunded” because of “Fake News and racist narratives.”

One of the sites is Breitbart News, which the non-profit openly defames. It complains about two articles at Breitbart: one, a recent opinion column by John Nolte about the violence of “social justice” mobs, recommending Americans exercise their Second Amendment rights to buy guns and ammunition to protect for lawful self defense amid violent riots; and the other a factual report from 2012 about a booklet published by Barack Obama’s literary agent in 1991 in which she claimed he was “born in Kenya and raised in Indonesia and Hawaii.”

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Collusion!

[Fedora]

Our People: CCDH: Center for Countering Digital Hate

Imran Ahmed

Chief Executive Officer

Imran Ahmed founded CCDH in December 2017. He frequently appears in the media as an expert in online malignant behaviour (identity-based hate; misinformation; extremism; fake news; trolling; and social media). Imran is a trustee of the charity, Victim Support. He was appointed to the Steering Committee of the UK Government's Commission on Countering Extremism Pilot Task Force in April 2020. Imran holds an MA in Social and Political Sciences from the University of Cambridge, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and tweets at @imi_ahmed

Patron: Rachel Riley

Board of Directors

The Center's board supports and scrutinises the work of the Center, ensuring good governance, adherence to our values and the sustainable deployment of our resources. Our board members are:

•Simon Clark

•Dr Siobhan McAndrew

•Kirsty McNeill

•Lord Jonny Oates

•Ayesha Saran

Our Funders

The Center for Countering Digital Hate is a not-for-profit non governmental organisation (NGO) that is funded by philanthropic trusts and members of the public. If you or your organisation wish to help fund our cause, please contact us.

Alas, Ahmed was not quite able to erase all mention of his own online existence during this vacuum, thanks in no small part to the vigilance of Wirral In It Together, a blog which covered the events surrounding #Brickgate, which coincided with Angela Eagle’s ill-fated leadership attempt during the last Labour coup. Given the contentiousness of the events that happened at this time, I would understand if Ahmed saw fit to delete his exchanges with members of Wallasey Constituency Labour Party, which Labour’s National Executive Committee suspended in the wake of #Brickgate, especially as these exchanges might question his suitability for his current role. . .It would appear that Ahmed has tried to erase his previous attempt to bring Corbyn down three years ago. Now he is collaborating with the likes of Rachel Riley in order to achieve this particular end under the guise of ‘online safety’, which is akin to Herod taking charge of a nursery given her Twitter activity and her alliance with a movement not immune to its own brand of abuse. . .: Seen But Not Herod: The man behind the CCDH

[SomeCallMeTim]

This war is escalating.

The Federalist was on target.

[snarkytart]

Well when is POTUS and the Republicans going to do something? Maybe when conservatives start being rounded up and shot? Maybe??????

[Fedora]

The main source used by Suki for his article is, bizarrely, the Center for Countering Digital Hate (and yes, although it is based in East Finchley, London, it uses the American spelling of what should, in the UK, be “Centre”). This organisation previously came into prominence for its role in the Labour Party “anti-semitism” controversy and its patron is Rachel Riley, the pro-Israel TV presenter who famously pointed the finger at Jeremy Corbyn. Its CEO, Imran Ahmed, used to work as a spin doctor for Labour Party politician Angela Eagle. Coronavirus thoughtcrime

[TTFlyer]

This fight, if there is to be one, will have to be from the ground up. Our weak and cowardly “conservative leadership” is a pathetic joke.

[RoseofTexas]

Nay! The republicans at the hill aka the McConnells WANT US D...E...A...D!!!

[Fedora]

After the 28 June 2016 vote of no confidence by Labour MPs in Jeremy Corbyn's leadership, Eagle was reported as considering a challenge for the leadership of the Labour Party, and said she would do so if Corbyn did not resign.[31][32] Eagle asserted that: "I'm not a Blairite. I'm not a Brownite... I am my own woman, a strong Labour woman.". . .Eagle is a lesbian, coming out in a newspaper interview in September 1997.[49][50] She is the second openly lesbian MP, after Maureen Colquhoun in the 1970s.[51] In September 2008, Eagle entered into a civil partnership with Maria Exall[52][53] who is also involved in the Labour Party through the National Committee. She was ranked 53rd in The Independent's "Pink List" for 2006 of the 101 most influential gays and lesbians in Britain. She is an honorary associate of the National Secular Society: Angela Eagle

[dfwgator]

Conservative Leadership is an oxymoron.

[snarkytart]

This fight, if there is to be one, will have to be from the ground up. Our weak and cowardly “conservative leadership” is a pathetic joke
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Yes but we tried that and they got the IRS after us remember the Tea Party?

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16 Jun: Washington Examiner: Google claims Federalist was ‘never demonetized’ after NBC News botches report
by Mica Soellner, Breaking News Reporter
Google shot down an NBC News report that said it was banning the Federalist from its advertising platform in response to research claiming the tech giant was profiting from false narratives about the Black Lives Matter protests...

“The Federalist was never demonetized,” Google Communications tweeted on Tuesday more than two hours after NBC News published its report. “We worked with them to address issues on their site related to the comments section. Our policies do not allow ads to run against dangerous or derogatory content, which includes comments on sites, and we offer guidance and best practices to publishers on how to comply.”
Google added later: “As the comment section has now been removed, we consider this matter resolved and no action will be taken.”...

Adele-Momoko Fraser, a producer with the NBC News Verification Unit, shared her report on Twitter, thanking the Center for Countering Digital Hate and its Stop Funding Fake News project for their help. Her initial tweet also included a hashtag for Black Lives Matter, but that was deleted and replaced with an identical message without the hashtag...

NBC News Verification Unit executive producer Ruaridh Arrow placed the blame for the faulty reporting on Google...
In addition to Zero Hedge, which was already banned from Google Ads before NBC News flagged it to Google, and the Federalist, (Stop Funding Fake News project) the sites listed include American Greatness, Moonbattery, American Thinker, Big League Politics, WND, the Washington Standard, Gateway Pundit, and Breitbart...

The research said a piece by Federalist political editor John Daniel Davidson claimed CNN and New York Times reports were “lying” about white supremacist violence during the George Floyd protests...
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/google-to-ban-the-federalist-from-ad-platform-after-nbc-news-flags-claims-about-black-lives-matter

google is already censoring all these websites. you only get to them directly or via a website like FR.

google and the rest of the FakeNewsMSM & FakeTech are the biggest threat to a fair election in November.

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The campaign began in March 2019,[1] inspired by the U.S. success of Sleeping Giants and backed by celebrity Rachel Riley.[2] Sleeping Giant had convinced several advertisers not to advertise on the Breitbart News website.[2] In August 2019 the Jewish Chronicle linked SFFN to financial problems at The Canary,[3] and in October MP Mary Creagh credited it with identifying advertisements for tours of the Houses of Parliament on Breitbart.[4][5]: Stop Funding Fake News

[ncalburt]

The Federalist has a Anti Trust case against NBC and CNN actions here and Goggle actions too .
I winder about Ricco too.
I hope they drag them all to court.

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16 Jun: Fox News: NBC News under fire for apparently pushing Google to remove conservative sites from ad platform
by Joseph A. Wulfsohn
NBC News Verification Unit executive producer Ruaridh Arrow appeared similarly to delete a tweet that included the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag.
Arrow later clarified that the hashtag was included in his tweet “because the story concerned that movement” and that it was “not an indication of support for it and has now deleted for clarity.”

Later Tuesday afternoon, Adweek reporter Scott Nover said that according to a Google spokesperson, NBC News got it “wrong” and that The Federalist “could be demonetized” but has not...
NBC News was slammed on social media for what has been described as “activism” in addition to what appeared to have been faulty reporting.

“Working to get websites you don’t like demonetized by Google isn’t journalism, it’s activism,” CNN editor Kyle Feldscher tweeted...

“If you have a problem with ZeroHedge and/or The Federalist, write an article about what they got wrong and why that matters. That would be an act of journalism. Instead, NBC mounts a pressure campaign on Google to suffocate opinions NBC doesn’t like,” Daily Caller editor Vince Coglianese reacted.

“It’s heartbreaking that journalists, of all people, would be leading the charge to deplatform outlets they don’t like. Besides undermining the basic principals of our profession, this will come back to bite us. Cancel Snitch Journalism,” Bloomberg Opinion columnist Eli Lake tweeted...
https://www.foxnews.com/media/nbc-news-google-federalist-zerohedge-ads

from Fox News:

“Working to get websites you don’t like demonetized by Google isn’t journalism, it’s activism,” CNN editor Kyle Feldscher tweeted.

the real CNN omits all the MSM/foreign “hate” group damning bits:

16 Jun: CNN: Google kicked ZeroHedge off its ad platform and warned the Federalist
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business
The comments on both sites consistently flouted Google’s policies against dangerous and derogatory content, the company said. ZeroHedge can appeal the ban if it takes down the offensive content, Google added...

??The warning issued to The Federalist, in particular, could risk angering some Republicans who have previously criticized tech platforms for what they allege to be an anti-conservative bias — even as data suggest otherwise...
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/16/tech/google-federalist-zerohedge-advertising-ban/index.html

[lodi90]

The Federalist has a Anti Trust case against NBC and CNN actions here and Goggle actions too .

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The anti-trust division of the DOJ is filled with partisan Democrats. Don’t expect any positive action from them with Trump in the WH. Companies like The Federalist are going to have to carry the weight here.

[ncalburt]

Sad .

[jeffc]

They didn’t use SecureDrop? Doorknobs...

[lodi90]

I had a family friend with worked in the antitrust division of DOJ. It’s a real nest of vipers. Much of what they do is politically tinged. Approving mergers, deciding who to investigate, etc. The chance they will be supportive of POTUS in the run up to the election is nil.

[shanover]

Wow,I actually now feel what it is like to see the left take over. History repeats. I never thought America would ever be the victim.