{"id":2180460,"date":"2024-02-20T07:09:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T12:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-backed-censors-who-rigged-the-2020-election-are-now-stealing-2024\/"},"modified":"2024-02-20T07:14:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T12:14:27","slug":"government-backed-censors-who-rigged-the-2020-election-are-now-stealing-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-backed-censors-who-rigged-the-2020-election-are-now-stealing-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Government-backed censors who manipulated 2020 election now pilfering 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgovernment-backed-censors-who-rigged-the-2020-election-are-now-stealing-2024%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2180460&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<h2>Unveiling the Corrupt Censorship-Industrial Complex<\/h2>\n<p>If you missed Tucker Carlson&#8217;s explosive interview with Mike Benz, you&#8217;re in for a mind-bending revelation. In this hour-long conversation,\u200d Benz, the executive director of the Foundation For Freedom Online, exposes the emergence of what he calls &#8220;military rule&#8221; \u2063through an insidious online censorship industry in \u2064the U.S. Prepare to be shocked as he reveals \u200dthe extent of corruption and tyranny\u2063 within the U.S. defense and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2020-was-the-brian-stelter-of-years\/\" title=\"2020 Was the Brian Stelter of Years\">foreign policy establishment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But \u2062it doesn&#8217;t stop \u2063there. Benz goes on to explain how federal agencies and publicly funded institutions, under the guise of countering &#8220;misinformation,&#8221;\u2064 manipulated the 2020 election and are currently suffocating the First Amendment while setting\u2063 the stage \u200bto \u200drig the 2024 election through\u2063 state-sponsored online censorship. According to Benz, \u2062the 2020 election and\u200c the Covid-19 pandemic were the &#8220;two most \u200dcensored \u2063events \u200bin human history.&#8221; And it seems like 2024 is heading in the same direction, thanks to the rise of\u2063 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-of-texas-joins-the-federalist-daily-wire-in-suing-the-federal-censorship-industrial-complex\/\" title=\"Texas joins The Federalist and Daily Wire in suing the Federal Censorship-Industrial Complex\">federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-trump-derangement-gave-birth-to-the-censorship-industrial-complex\/\" title=\"How Trump Derangement Gave Birth To The\u00a0Censorship-Industrial\u00a0Complex\">censorship-industrial complex<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>The Profound Problem and its \u200cHistorical Roots<\/h3>\n<p>The issue at hand runs deep, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-wont-comment-on-unemployment-pay-for-strikers-amid-newsom-veto\/\" title=\"White House silent on strikers' unemployment pay after Newsom veto.\">historical roots dating back<\/a> to the aftermath \u200bof World War II and the\u200b establishment of the CIA\u2062 and other U.S.-funded international institutions. For now, let&#8217;s focus on the two most recent stages: \u200cthe period from 1991 to 2014, and from 2014 to the present.<\/p>\n<p>In 1991,\u200c as \u2062internet privatization began, \u200dfree speech online was seen as a tool of \u200cstatecraft. It was \u2063championed by the U.S. \u200cforeign \u200cpolicy and defense establishments as a means to support dissident groups worldwide\u2062 in \u2062their fight against authoritarian \u2062regimes. This\u200b allowed the U.S. to conduct what Benz refers to\u2062 as &#8220;insta-regime \u2063change operations&#8221; to further the State Department&#8217;s foreign policy agenda.<\/p>\n<p>This strategy proved successful,\u2064 particularly during the \u2062Arab Spring in 2011 and 2012, \u2063when U.S.-backed groups used free speech on the internet to overthrow\u2062 governments in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya. However,\u200c everything changed in 2014 after the U.S.-backed coup in \u2064Ukraine \u2063and the \u200csubsequent pro-Russia counter-coup\u2064 in Crimea and eastern Ukraine. This event marked\u200b a turning point, as NATO and the foreign policy establishment\u2063 abandoned internet \u2063free speech and instead engaged in information\u2063 warfare to censor\u200b what \u200cthey deemed as Russian propaganda.<\/p>\n<h3>The Rise of Hybrid Warfare and Censorship<\/h3>\n<p>From that moment, \u200dNATO, the\u2064 CIA, and the State \u200dDepartment, along with European intelligence agencies, shifted their\u200d focus to censoring populist groups on the right that emerged in response to \u200cthe Syrian migrant crisis. The \u2062fear was that\u2063 these groups could trigger the collapse of the EU and NATO,\u200d threatening the postwar\u200d architecture of institutions. The national security establishment believed\u2063 that citizens were \u200dbeing swayed by\u200b Russian and \u200dfar-right propaganda, and they were determined to put an end to it.<\/p>\n<p>With the election of Donald Trump, the U.S.\u2064 foreign policy and defense establishments redirected their efforts towards\u200d American citizens. They used\u200d the Crossfire \u200cHurricane investigation, which falsely \u200dclaimed Russian infiltration\u2062 of \u200dthe Trump campaign, as a pretext for \u2062domestic surveillance. When that narrative collapsed, they needed another excuse to\u2062 spy on \u200band \u2063censor Americans who\u200d held\u2062 dissenting opinions or spread &#8220;misinformation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To circumvent the\u2064 prohibition against the CIA operating \u200con American soil, the \u2064bulk of censorship \u200coperations were housed within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The censorship-industrial complex outsourced \u200bits operations to third parties like the Election Integrity Partnership (EIP), which included organizations \u200dsuch as the Stanford\u200d Internet Observatory and the Atlantic Council&#8217;s \u2062Digital Forensic Research Lab. These private-sector &#8220;partners&#8221; \u2063were deputized to censor\u2064 Americans on behalf of the government.<\/p>\n<h3>The Ongoing Threat to Democracy<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s no surprise that the individuals behind \u2062the \u2062EIP censorship network are leftists who despise \u2062Donald Trump and his supporters.\u200b They \u200crelish in censorship and have been given the power to \u2064throttle reporting \u2063and commentary that challenges the \u200bmainstream narrative. \u2063During the \u200d2020 election, the\u2063 government-backed censorship-industrial complex suppressed millions of online posts, stifling traffic to news sites and undermining \u200brevenue streams for outlets with dissenting views.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately,\u200c this censorship infrastructure is still intact and more powerful than ever. Meta&#8217;s President of Global Affairs, Nick\u2062 Clegg, recently\u2063 boasted \u200dabout the company&#8217;s massive\u200d censorship \u200cefforts, employing 40,000 individuals to police speech on Facebook, Instagram, and\u200b WhatsApp. With such control, it&#8217;s clear that any future stories like\u2062 the Hunter Biden laptop scandal will\u200d be \u2064swiftly silenced.<\/p>\n<p>So why is our government engaging in such widespread censorship? It goes beyond partisan preferences.\u200d The national security state no longer views \u2063&#8221;democracy&#8221; as the will of\u2063 the people expressed \u2063through elections. Instead, they see it as a network of institutions, corporations, and media outlets that must \u2062be protected from the people they were meant to serve. This\u2062 dangerous perspective threatens the very \u200dfabric \u2062of our republic.<\/p>\n<p>If we fail to defeat and dismantle this censorship-industrial complex, we risk the end of our democracy and the rise of tyrannical military rule\u200c in the United States. The stakes couldn&#8217;t be \u2063higher. Watch the\u2063 full interview with Benz to grasp the gravity\u2063 of the situation. It&#8217;s time to understand what&#8217;s happening, how\u2063 it&#8217;s happening, and why, so we can fight back and save our country.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on \u2064all of this, I&#8217;m reminded of\u2064 Angelo Codevilla&#8217;s warning from 2013\u2062 about the flawed response to 9\/11.\u2062 He predicted \u200bthat\u2063 the surveillance\u2064 apparatus created to combat terrorism would eventually\u2064 be turned against the American people, eroding our republic.\u200d Sadly, his prediction has come true. Now, it&#8217;s up\u200d to us to\u200d determine what happens next.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does state-sponsored online \u200dcensorship threaten the integrity of the 2024 election and the\u2064 democratic right to choose leaders\u200c freely?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  No qualms about silencing voices that dissent \u2063from their own agenda. This \u200bposes a significant \u2062threat to democracy and the principles \u2062of free\u200c speech that the\u2063 United \u200cStates has long cherished.<\/p>\n<p>The implications of this censorship-industrial complex cannot be overstated. The 2020\u200d election served as \u2063a stark\u200c reminder of the power \u2062these\u200d entities wield. By manipulating \u2064the flow of information, they were \u200bable to control the narrative and shape public \u200dopinion. \u2062The consequences of such manipulation are far-reaching and undermine the very foundation \u200bof a democratic society.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore,\u2062 the events unfolding in \u2062preparation for the 2024 election are deeply alarming. Benz\u2064 warns that\u2064 state-sponsored online censorship\u2064 is being used to rig the\u2063 election in favor of a specific political agenda. This is a\u200b chilling revelation \u2064that should\u200b shake the confidence of\u200c every American who values \u2064their democratic \u200cright \u200bto\u200b choose their leaders freely and \u200bwithout interference.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c historical context provided by Benz also sheds \u200blight on the long-standing motivations behind this\u200b censorship-industrial complex. From its origins as a tool of statecraft during the Cold War to its evolution \u2064into a\u200b mechanism for suppressing dissident\u200d voices, the underhanded tactics used by these entities are deeply ingrained in their practices.<\/p>\n<p>What is particularly \u2063concerning \u200dis the misuse of federal \u200bagencies and publicly\u2063 funded institutions \u200din this endeavor. These \u200borganizations should be\u2064 working\u2064 in the \u200dinterest of the American people, \u2063upholding the principles that define the nation. Instead,\u200b they \u2064have become vehicles for\u2063 promoting a\u200c specific narrative and stifling any \u200bdissent that challenges it.<\/p>\n<p>There is an urgent need \u2064for transparency and accountability. The American\u200c people deserve\u200b to know the extent of this censorship-industrial complex and how \u2062it\u2064 operates. They have a right to \u200dbe informed and to participate in a truly democratic process.<\/p>\n<p>It is crucial that steps be taken to dismantle this corrupt system. The First Amendment, which guarantees freedom\u200d of\u200c speech, must\u2064 be safeguarded and upheld. The voices of all Americans, regardless\u2064 of \u200dtheir political views, must be valued and protected. Only through openness, fairness,\u200b and a commitment to democratic principles can we hope to \u200brestore faith \u2063in our institutions and ensure a truly free \u2063society.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the revelations made by Mike Benz in his interview with Tucker\u200d Carlson expose the\u200b alarming reality of the \u200dcorrupt\u2062 censorship-industrial complex \u2062in the \u200bUnited States. The extent of corruption\u2064 and tyranny within the \u2062defense and foreign policy establishment is deeply troubling. The manipulation of information to sway elections and suppress dissent is a direct threat to democracy.\u200c It is imperative that the\u2063 American \u200cpeople are made\u2063 aware of these \u200bactions \u200cand that steps \u2064are taken to\u2062 dismantle this machinery of censorship. The principles of free speech, transparency, and accountability must prevail if \u2063we are to preserve the values that define our nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you missed Tucker Carlson&#8217;s interview with Mike Benz, make time to watch it. Benz reveals a shocking narrative on the rise of &#8220;military rule&#8221; through online censorship in the U.S. He exposes the corruption and tyranny with compelling evidence, leaving viewers astounded<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":518,"featured_media":2180461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mike-Benz.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2180460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mike-Benz.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2180460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/518"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2180460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2180460\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2180461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2180460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2180460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2180460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}