An Urgent Message from MintPress' Editor-in-Chief

in #censorship5 years ago

WE'RE BEING CENSORED, AGAIN.

When I said Facebook and social media giants in general are censoring and suppressing our watchdog journalism content, I wasn't joking. Just this morning, Facebook flagged and prevented users from sharing this very important article about the millions of victims of US wars since 9/11 from our site. Facebook claims this article "goes against our community standards".

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Is Facebook's partnership with the NATO funded think-tank the Atlantic Council that flags posts like this as "fake news" or "inappropriate" the reason articles like this are being censored?

At least 4 million people have died in the Middle East since 9/11 since the Bush administration announced the so called War on Terror. These are 4 million innocent lives -- their blood is apparently worth gold to these sick murderers. Their death and the destruction and occupation of their land by the US military and its proxies is what drives our foreign wars.

Facebook would rather MintPress whitewash these crimes against humanity, but we're not. We're highlighting the true human costs of war and exposing their agenda. That is exactly why our content is being censored! This is why we need your help to fight this deliberate censorship campaign. Don't let these war hawks control what information you see, hear and read. Read more here about how you can help us.

Remember, the partnership between Facebook and the Atlantic Council is an attempt to ensure the grip of dominant imperialist powers – militaries, multinationals, banks, and philanthropists – who feel threatened by the unrestricted flow of information and anti-systemic narratives on social media.

Those pulling the strings include foreign nations like Israel, Saudi Arabia, prominent neocons aligned with Hillary Clinton, and major weapons manufacturers -- all of which profit off of war.

Read more here.