Year Zero: Social Media, Another Arm of the US Government?

by | Jun 6, 2019

Year Zero: Social Media, Another Arm of the US Government?

by | Jun 6, 2019

A few days ago Pete Raymond was yet another casualty of deplatforming on Twitter. As the censorship moves into the circle of expression Tommy most associates with he thought it appropriate  to state his thoughts on what we’re looking at.

It’s no secret In-Q-Tel has funded social media outlets in order to mine data. With this in mind one must ask themselves, at what level of cooperation does a corporation lose its status of private? In Tommy’s opinion these companies have crossed that line, and are a tool of intelligence agencies in shaping culture and law in the favor of giving them more power.

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Tommy Salmons

Tommy Salmons

Tommy Salmons is the host of Year Zero, a podcast focusing on government abuse of power.

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