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The UK has a new Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy, Conservative MP Saqib Bhatti, and the politician seems very enthusiastic when talking about things like “cooperation” with Big Tech, particularly in terms of elections.
That’s because, critics will say, those in power want to absolutely control the conversation, what can and can’t be said online, and thus directly influence the vote; whereas those in power say, it’s all just a perfectly benevolent effort to make sure misinformation plays no part in the campaign.
One person’s “cooperation” is another’s “collusion.” And so Bhatti hinted in a recent interview that ahead of the UK’s upcoming general election a key task to be achieved is to have the government and Big Tech “reconvene” for another round of “misinformation tackling.”
And that, as easy as not, may mean aggressive online censorship of views critical of the ruling party.
After possibly offending any real “tech geek” by calling himself that – Bhatti in time revealed that actual technology is not the most important thing a person in charge of Tech and the Digital Economy, as well those in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (“DSIT”), have to work on in the UK.
No – instead, it’s “misinformation and disinformation.”
A very succinct way of demonstrating that those in power think about staying in power far more energetically than they consider things such as innovation, economic progress tied to digital tech, and even properly regulating the field.
And so people who call themselves “tech geeks” are deeply involved in making sure “moderation” (i.e., censorship) is alive and well on major platforms, and also, framing all this as a crucial “battle for democracy.”
It’s all politics in other words – and no “tech.”
“In October, Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary, Michelle Donelan, hosted a roundtable with the UK leaders of social media companies Google, Meta, X, TikTok, and Snapchat to discuss the spread of antisemitism, violent content, and misinformation following the Hamas attack on Israel,” one report said.
And Bhatti, the “tech nerd,” thinks another such “intervention” could be needed – this time related to the general election.
Bhatti’s by no means an outlier here – this is clearly the current UK government’s policy. Only this week, Home Secretary James Cleverly was in the US, to “convene” with Apple, Google, Meta, and X.
Why? Said a government source: “[To make sure there are] safeguards against attempts at malign influence in the democratic process.”
Republished from Reclaim the Net
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The biggest problem with the elections is that one of the political parties will always end up “in control” (though, really we know they are not the ones who make the decisions). It doesn’t really matter which way you vote, so whether your voting is influenced doesn’t matter either: it’s a moot point. The only way forward is to set up independent, ground-up systems that bypass the oligarchy altogether.
We have a centralized government and are only allowed to choose from previously selected candidates for office who control all the policies for their masters. You can have the 2 worst candidates standing yet you still have to choose one of them.
Go on Starmer or Sunak, cut from the same cloth and still follow the same cult ideologies.
Neither is a solution and because of the selection process you cannot get innovative people in to change things around.
Here’s a thought, don’t watch, listen, read or watch anything to do with the election. You know what affects you personally, you know what is happening in the area around you, you can find out what your government and councils are doing (or not doing), you don’t need direction from anyone go with your gut. Do the right thing for the country etc and we all benefit, is a lie, has never transpired. If you can’t vote for any of them then right thst on the ballet paper. The “spoiled” papers are included in the final count and although yhey are going un-noticed by many, the numbers are rising. It sends a much clearer picture of how the people think. Much better than holding your nose and voting for whatever the colour “just because!” You get what you pay for.
Switch the news off TV and radio, don’t buy the newspapers, the media has a lot to answer for, propaganda arm of the government now given immunity from spreading the propaganda. Wake up. There are more of us than them, you are not alone, we can stop it.
Trying to cover their tracks, silence people and vote laws to shut us up. But we have your names, have counted our dead and will make you pay.
I’m not sure how they manage to keep a straight face when they use the term misinformation for anything that disagrees with their false narrative. It is probably a safe bet if you treat their truth is misinformation and what they label misinformation, is truth.
Never gone wrong ignoring government and the COVID cull proved following government ideology will get you killed far quicker.
Hi Stuart James,
https://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=237258
This is what happens in the UK, if you try and tell people.
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