UK government pressures Big Tech giants to censor ‘misinformation’ ahead of elections

LifeSite News ^ | Tue Mar 5, 2024 - 11:58 am EST | Didi Rankovic

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The U.K. has a new Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy, Conservative MP Saqib Bhatti, and the politician seems very enthusiastic when talking about things like “cooperation” with Big Tech, particularly in terms of elections.

That’s because, critics will say, those in power want to absolutely control the conversation, what can and can’t be said online, and thus directly influence the vote; whereas those in power say, it’s all just a perfectly benevolent effort to make sure misinformation plays no part in the campaign.

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New tech minister Saqib Bhatti said the government should cooperate with social media for ‘misinformation tackling,’ raising fears of political influence over online discourse.

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It's for your own good, of course.

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“The only way to make a bad idea seem like a good idea is to silence the good idea that shows just how bad the bad idea really is” L.Star

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The Brits invited these totalitarians in. Now they can live with it. Or more likely, die from it.

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How much of what the corporate media labelled “conspiracy theories” and “misinformation” turned out to be true while that which they reported as true turned out to be outright lies and laughable conspiracy theories?

No way in hell should anybody have the power to censor - least of all these people.

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The Englishman Saqib Bhatti

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Conservative....

https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/25847/saqib_bhatti/meriden

Codswallop!

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The letter after the name means bugger all in the UK, too, doesn’t it....

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The letter after the name means bugger all in the UK, too, doesn’t it....

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WEF population replacement works !

-fJRoberts-

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Our dear NATO allies, once again “protecting democracy”

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MP Saqib Bhatti ? Is he Scottish?

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And check out the fines, noting that the info is buried in the last paragraph of the article.

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On a related note...

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don’t they ever get tired of being tools?