The Threat of Tech Censorship: Stefan Molyneux Speaks at the EU Parliament

Stefan Molyneux speaks at the EU Parliament 31 Jan 2019.

- Tommy Robinson banned by Twitter and PayPal
- Laura Loomer banned by Twitter
- Republican consultant R.C. Maxwell banned by Twitter
- Carl Benjamin (“Sargon of Akkad”) banned by Patreon
- Robert Spencer banned by Patreon following pressure by credit card companies.
- Candace Owens suspended by Twitter
- James Woods suspended for 30 days by Twitter
- I, Hypocrite, focused on far-left hate speech banned by Facebook
- Avi Yemini, a Jewish-Australian IDF veteran and conservative activist was banned by Facebook
- Mohammed Tawhidi, an anti-extremist imam: banned by Facebook
- The Babylon Bee, a conservative humor site: threatened with suspension by Facebook
- Terrence K. Williams: suspended by Facebook
- Gavin McInnes: banned by Twitter and Facebook
- Alex Jones/Infowars: banned by Facebook, Twitter, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Pinterest, and YouTube
- Over 800 alternative news accounts were banned by Facebook shortly before the US midterms

- Tech companies have invested hundreds of millions in “news” media.
- Facebook and Apple, YouTube have all announced that they will directly fund handpicked “authoritative news sources.”
- These sources will then be promoted to their users without ads.
- Google, YouTube’s parent company, has committed a budget of $300 million to pay for “quality journalism.”
- YouTube has committed $25 million to paying for “news.”
- YouTube has also reported that it will “prominently surface authoritative sources” for users. (again, promotion with no ads)
- Jan 2018, Facebook code changes pushed “establishment” news sources to the top of engagement – CNN at the top.
- Mark Zuckerberg’s stated goal was to promote “high-quality news” that “helps build a sense of common ground.”
- The “trusted sources” ranking – any conservative outlets?
- Zuckerberg’s example of “good trustworthy journalism”: The New York Times.
- Facebook announced it would partner with 80 unnamed publications to..