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African Media Outlet CENSORED Across Social Media!

2024/9/30
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Secretary of State Blinken accuses RT of using African Stream to spread Kremlin propaganda, leading to the platform's ban on major social media. African Stream denies the allegations and calls it an attack on free speech. The incident raises questions about government censorship and the role of social media platforms.
  • African Stream banned from Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube after Blinken's accusations.
  • African Stream denies receiving funding from any state and claims they are being censored for their anti-imperialist stance.
  • The incident highlights the power of government accusations to trigger immediate censorship on social media platforms.

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On September 13, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a press conference in which he accused the Russian media outlet RT of covertly disseminating Kremlin-produced content and messaging via African Stream, a PanAfrican media platform distributed via its website, AfricanStream.media, and on social media platforms.   Shortly after Blinken’s press conference YouTube suspended African Stream’s channel. Meta rapidly followed suit, suspending its accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. On September 24th, TikTok bowed to the pressure and suspended African Stream’s account as well.   Jimmy discusses this transparent act of government censorship that liberals will nevertheless applaud because they’ve fully bought into Russiagate.   Plus segments on Rep. Thomas Massie calling out both parties’ corruption over the budget, former CIA head Leon Panetta describing Israel’s pager attacks on Lebanon as “terrorism,” Elon Musk caving to Brazilian censors and more than 700 members of the deep state endorsing Kamala Harris.   Also featuring Stef Zamorano and Mike MacRae. And a phone call from Joe Biden!