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Thanks to the Sacrifices of Many, There’s Talk of Censoring Us – Discovery Institute

Your support for the Center for Science & Culture has allowed us to reach an enormous audience. Now, because of our impact, the censors have turned their gaze on Evolution News.

An article in the journal BioEssays demands Internet censorship of sources sharing evidence of design in biology. The author of the article says that if Big Tech entities (Google, Facebook) shy away from prejudicial treatment of ID, then the government should step in and Make them.

ID scientists, from their personal experience, would have told you it was only a matter of time. The upcoming Memorial Day weekend is a time for reflection about sacrifice. While heroes of the U.S. Armed Forces have given their lives, the scholars who critique scientific atheism and advance the theory of ID offer of themselves in different ways. They risk destruction of careers and reputations.

Please take a moment to consider them in your prayers, and in your own giving.

Im thinking of colleagues and friends who left perches in academia, or were thrown out for heresy: Stephen Meyer, Douglas Axe, Ann Gauger, John West, Gnter Bechly, Richard Sternberg, and more. Others miraculously survive in their universities, despite the curses and arrows directed at them: David Gelernter at Yale, Michael Behe at Lehigh, Michael Egnor at Stony Brook.

They all would have been prudent to stay safe, masked and sheltering in place. Or better yet, go along with the Darwinist mob! Thats a great way to get ahead.

Think of the ominous transformation we see today: many people now consider supporting the right to free speech as controversial and divisive! Please help us by contributing to Discovery Institutes Center for Science & Culture today.

Im grateful to be part of this enterprise that brings the thought of Darwin skeptics and ID scientists to millions. We do so through websites like Evolution News, which I edit, on YouTube, in live presentations and video conferences, books, journals, and other publications.

Our culture trembles between recognizing and denying the purpose and meaning behind life. Meanwhile, electronic media pump out propaganda for nihilism. Its a sickness, and good science, widely publicized, is the cure.

Your generous gift now will help deliver that cure. Your donation of $50, $500, or $5,000 whatever you can afford at this very difficult time for us all is crucial. Thank you!

Photo: Stephen Meyer, David Gelernter, and David Berlinski, Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson, via Hoover Institution, Stanford University (screen shot).

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Disney Fan Notices Censoring in "Wizards of Waverly Place" Episode Streaming on Disney+ – Seventeen.com

Everything is NOT what it seems when it comes to Disney+.

Fans might notice some differences in some old episodes as they rewatch some of their favorite shows on the streaming giant, but one particular fan noticed some pretty unusual censoring during an episode of Wizards of Waverly Place.

While watching season 2 episode 10 of the series, Twitter user Danielle Owen (@lovelychubly) noticed that Theresa Russo, played by Maria Canals-Barrera, had her cleavage blurred in a scene.

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According to Inside the Magic, which first wrote about the censoring, "these scenes involving Canals-Barrera originally aired on Disney Channel without any form of censoring, so its unclear why Disney made the decision to start censoring the actors appearance now that the episodes are on Disneys streaming service."

Seventeen also checked out the episode on iTunes and the blurring was exactly the same as in the Disney+ version. It is possible that it was added in for all digital releases of the show after it aired.

This isn't the first time Disney+ has faces censoring accusations.

Production on the highly-anticipated Lizzie McGuire reboot paused after the some Disney executives disagreed with one of the main storylines, which featured a character cheating on another. Meanwhile, Love, Victor moved to Hulu as some of the topics were seen as not too family-friendly.

Recently, fans of Hamilton expressed concern over the show running on Disney+ as the beloved musical will start streaming on July 3.

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YouTube censors video discussing the platforms censorship of Professor Dolores Cahill interview – Reclaim The Net

A few days ago, YouTube removed an interview with Professor Dolores Cahill from the Computing Forever channel after Business Insider complained that it was filled with COVID-19 conspiracies and reported it to YouTube.

After the video was removed, the channels host, Dave Cullen, posted a brief 3:38 second update where he discussed the censorship of this Cahill interview.

And now YouTube has taken down Cullens update video for violating YouTubes community guidelines.

In this update video, Cullen talked about the takedown of the Cahill interview, shared the vague takedown notice hed received from YouTube, and encouraged viewers to watch the Cahill interview on BitChute a YouTube alternative that supports free speech.

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He also shared his opinion that the coronavirus is no more dangerous than seasonal influenza and that societal changes which are being ushered in as a response to the coronavirus are making way for what looks like a China-style social credit dystopia.

Additionally, Cullen slammed the censorship of the Cahill interview, discussed the need for a broad spectrum of ideas represented in order to finally find the truth, and warned that such censorship will create a Streisand Effect.

He closed out the update video by encouraging viewers to watch, download, share, and reupload the Cahill interview wherever they can.

While YouTubes notice only cites general community guideline violations, the update video was presumably taken down because YouTube deemed Cullen sharing his opinion on the coronavirus as going against the World Health Organization (WHO) something thats banned under the platforms controversial coronavirus policies.

Although the video has been removed from YouTube, its still available on BitChute.

Not only is YouTubes decision to censor a video calling out its censorship layered in irony but it also highlights the platforms increasingly aggressive enforcement against what it deems to be coronavirus misinformation.

The majority of the video focused on YouTubes censorship of the Cahill interview but Cullen briefly sharing his opinion on the virus seemingly was enough to get it taken down.

The removal of Cullens videos is the latest in a wave of recent coronavirus video takedowns on YouTube with some recent examples including the deletion of a video from anti-lockdown epidemiology researcher Knut M. Wittkowskki which had racked up millions of views and the removal of a popular interview with Dr. Judy Mikovits on the Valuetainment channel.

However, as YouTube faces mounting criticism for its censorship of coronavirus content, some videos are being reinstated.

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Netflix Censors ‘Oh L L’ Magazine Cover in Back to the Future II – Bounding Into Comics

Following its recent arrival on the streaming service, fans have discovered that Netflix has censored the seconds long shot of the Oh L L lingerie magazine cover in Back to the Future II.

After a frantic chase to retrieve the Grays Sports Almanac from the younger Biff Tannen in an effort to restore the timeline to its original state, Marty McFly finally obtains the almanac after Principal Strickland confiscates the book from Biff and tosses it in the garbage.

However, Marty instead discovers that the confiscated book was actually a risqu lingerie magazine titled Oh LL which Biff attempted to disguise using the cover of the almanac. Dismayed, Marty discards the lingerie magazine and resumes the hunt for the history altering publication.

The magazine cover, featuring a woman wearing a modest-by-todays-standards night gown and high heeled sandals, appears for roughly 5 seconds of total screen time.

In the Netflix edit, while the contents of the magazine are still seen, these five seconds have been completely removed, resulting in a jarring and confusing cut transition straight to Martys frustrated panic.

These edits were documented by the titular host of the Salty Nerd podcast and Youtuber Justin Proper, who provided the original and edited scenes, respectively:

As of writing, Netflix has not commented publicly on the reason for this strange and unnecessary edit.

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MADNESS: Transgender who identifies as a deer is now in charge of Twitch censorship: ‘I have power’ – TheBlaze.com

In a recent episode of Slightly Offens*ve, Elijah Schaffer offered a "daily dose" of madness as he discussed a new member of the Twitch moderation team: a transgender who identifies as a deer and who openly threatened to ban Twitch users with less "diverse" opinions.

"I have power, they can't take it away from me," bragged Steph Loehr, also known as FerociouslySteph. "And honestly there are some people that should be afraid of me, and they are because I represent moderation and diversity and I'm gonna come for harmful people. If you're a really sh**ty person I'm gonna stand up against you. Period. And Twitch is endorsing me to do that."

"At least mental illness has a name, and that name is apparently Steph Loehr," said Elijah. He played videos of Loehr explaining how she likes to "prance around and eat grass," as well as having a "deergasm."

"This is the state of free speech online. This is who's censoring you," added Elijah.

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