Free Toaster

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Armed black men not shot by police. Guess we have made #progress

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We have forgotten the fear of annihilation. Our taste for zombie fantasy is an individual one. Dread the waste.

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Watch my latest video for @AmericanCTRI on YouTube for more on the #counterterrorism #counterviolentextremism implications of #censorship in the age of #disinformation, #fascism, #technodystopia, and #maga.
https://t.co/SZLJ3ysshD

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Censorship is a paradox. It both extinguishes and fuels violent extremist communities, identities, and worldviews. The destruction of the Parler app does not salve its user base nor end the work, it only advances the timeline. Something America should have done a generation ago.

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I spent much of the weekend listening and cataloging the unprecedented demise of a social network with 8.5 million subscribers. As a career digital marketer, it was an… odd… moment.

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How will we address the needs and narratives of the millions who believe in the power of Q and a white utopia when our only action fuels their persecution complex by censoring their outlets?

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Social networks collect your willingly-given data and sell it to marketers like me for profit. You are bought and sold, and you have no right to a free or open exchange of ideas online.

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Social media networks are not free speech spaces, and we need to stop thinking of them as such. In order to move past the dangers of disinformation, it is we, as consumers, who must change both our expectations and our behavior.

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There is no free speech online, only content tailored to an algorithm that rewards engagement in order to maximize your time on site. Remember that you are not the consumer in this relationship, you are the product.

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Go on Parler right now. It’s wall to wall directions on where to find your favorite racist taste makers on Telegram and Gab.

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Censorship creates ergonomic inefficiencies to accessing esoteric knowledge, identities, and communities. However, it should never be assumed that censorship destroys those bases or the emotional and physical realities that facilitate them.

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The barrier to accessing the remnants of Storm Front on the dark web are: the confidence to do a quick Google search to find a destination and the willingness to download TOR. That’s it. A speedbump at best.