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Truth Social, the new social media platform that former President TrumpDonald TrumpCandidates sue after Pennsylvania county sent hundreds of ballots to wrong address Harris makes a final pitch for McAuliffe Overnight Defense & National Security Biden discusses Afghanistan, submarine deals in Europe MORE says he is rolling out, will combat censorship and the "self-righteous scolds and self-appointed arbiters" who Trump said decide what everyone else is allowed to "think, say, share, and do."

The ex-president, who was banned from Twitter after a mob of his supporters fueled by false claims about last year's election invaded the Capitol to stop the Electoral College vote certification, in a lengthy statement framed his effort as an attack on Big Tech and what he said was its censorship.

"The corruption of these platforms cannot be ignored," Trump said in a statement issued by Trump Media & Technology Group. "We have fallen far down the 'slippery slope' of censorship in our country, and the topics that Americans are increasingly forbidden to debate are among the most important issues of our day."

"This wildly aggressive censorship and cancel-culture is not only un-Americanit has direct, real-world consequences," Trump added.

Trump, who claimed he might be the "only person in America with the megaphone, the resources, the experience, and the desire" to create this platform, arguedTruth Social was a necessary step in the path to restoring democracy.

Trump remains the de facto leader of the Republican Party and is flirting with another run for the White House in 2024.

But his ability to drive news cycles and communicate with millions has been significantly altered by the steps social media companies took to remove him from their platforms after Jan. 6.

Five deaths were connected to the riot at the Capitol, which a special House panel is now investigating.

The moves by Twitter and Facebook to remove Trump has accelerated conservative criticism of Big Tech, which had already become a target for the right.

Trump, who repeatedly feuded with the media while in office, said his new platformwould "challenge the dominance of Big Tech giants and Big Media Bosses."

"For me, this endeavor is about much more than politics. This is about saving our country," Trump added.

Trumpannounced the creation of a new social media platformlast week. It is expected to have abeta launchnext month with a full launch to follow in 2022.In addition to the social media project, Trump Media & Technology Group announced it would also launch an on-demand video streaming service.

This story was updated at 9:41 a.m.

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When you eliminate people from making contributions to conversations because you disagree with their point of view, you are erasing the individuality that makes each person unique. There is a gross systemic problem rooted deep with liberal media to suppress conservative voices.

In the book 1984, by George Orwell there is a quote that perfectly fits this situation Dont you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it.

Newspeak is a language that exists in the fictional world of 1984, simplifying language and restricting it so that those in power can control a persons expressionality. Thoughtcrime is the problem of individuals thinking incorrectly and the governments way of punishing them for their mistakes.

Although this world and language created by Orwell is fictional, many can draw parallels to current political circumstances.

The media often claims that there is no bias within telling news, which is absurd, considering that there is extreme negativity pointed towards one view, and assumptions made with no factual objectivity considering the opposite view.

When you choose to only present news on issues that are more liberal, giving no voice to conservative oneshow can you say that you arent biased?

How can you say you arent biased when assumptions are made to the extent of benefiting the liberal party? These assumptions are critically eradicated from those that present the opposite views. Not only is there a need for information for both perspectives, there is a desire from major media outlets, such as CNN, ABC, NBC, The New York Times, and HuffPost, to ostracize and condemn anyone that disagrees with them.

What generates from this type of rhetoric presented in the media creates a situation for conservatives to censor themselves or to be punished. Punishment is different in all situations, except a commonality of harsh treatment is involved in each faucet.

This often takes the form of cancellation. Cancelling means taking the livelihood of an individual simply because you disagree with their framework, the disagreement with how they see political ideology.

Im not saying that you have to agree with what is presented, all I am saying is that I should be able to state what I believe unapologetically. I shouldnt have to be afraid of losing what I have worked for, just for having an opinion that disagrees with the majority.

Limiting freedom of expression is what totalitarians do, in reality, what people do not see is that the people in power (media) are in control. They say neutrality, but in reality someone always has power.

Limit the voices although implicit, because no one will state it explicitly, takes your view and superimposes it on mine. In the end you remain in power, what youre saying is that only my voice matters.

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Sports journalist Robert Marawa and actor Tbo Touch have accused Channel O of censoring their interviews with MacG on Podcast and Chill via a tweet on 28 October.

On 27 October, MacG claimed that the interview with Tbo Touch fell victim to memory card data corruption.

Its with great regret and sadness that we have to announce that the long-awaited and overdue interview with Tbo Touch episode has fallen victim to memory card data corruption and as a result, some parts of the interview have been irretrievably lost, said Podcast with MacG in a statement.

He went on to say this is neither censorship or sabotage.

We have exhausted all efforts to recover as much of the data as possible. This is in no way an act of sabotage nor is it an effort to censor (mute) the remarks and/or statements made by our interviewee but rather regrettably the result of an unforeseen technical glitch beyond our control. Please accept our sincerest apologies, the statement continued.

The episode will be uploaded today at 15h00 @podcastwithmacg and our team has done everything possible to ensure that it is up to the standard that our chillers have become accustomed to, the statement added.

ALSO READ: MacG gets candid with Anele: Why do you hate Kelly Rowland? [watch]

After the statement both Tbo Touch followed by Robert Marawa accused Channel O of censorship.

My interview on #PodcastandChillWithMacG was censored and edited. I guess the Tbo Touch story will always be distorted. I will the rest of the story when the time is right! Big S/O to Mac & Sol for the recovery, wrote Tbo in a tweet.

If the @iamtbotouch interview was edited and doctored on the #podcastandchillwithmacg by ChannelO then I can safely tell u for free that my interview was viewed and rejected to be flighted by the almighty @ChannelOTV !!! CENSORSHIP!!!!!!, wrote Robert in a tweet.

Tweeps were divided between believing the data memory card storage issue and censorship. Take a look at what they had to say.

ALSO READ: Robert Marawa reveals where he stands with Pearl Thusi [watch]

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PLANO, TXIn a purported effort to stop the rise of woke, leftist Critical Race Theory in the classroom, a local school district issued a decision Thursday censoring all of The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain except for its copious use of the n-word. This move will allow educators to focus on the key elements of an American classic without fear of trafficking in the novels harmful themes of compassion and racial equality, said superintendent James Appelbaum, telling reporters that the school board had voted unanimously to excise the books dangerous lies about the cruelties of slavery and that a journey of self-discovery on the margins of society could lay bare the immorality and hypocrisy of white institutions. Weve heard stories about caucasian students that are ashamed of their own whiteness, or think of themselves as inherently inferior to students of color, and were hopeful that reading a racial slur dozens and dozens of times over again will help fix this pernicious misconception. Appelbaum added that the school board would next be considering a proposal to remove all of To Kill A Mockingbird except the section where the wrongfully-convicted Black man Tom Robinson is shot to death trying to escape prison.

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Texas School Censors All Of Huck Finn Except The N-Words - The Onion

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October 28, 2021 | 8:14pm

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 10 p.m) Attempts to remove supposedly subversive materials from school libraries are a form of censorship and go against librarians' roles in promoting intellectual freedom, the dean of the UP School of Library and Information Studies said.

According to a report on Rappler, the Commission on Higher Education-Cordillera Administrative Region is urging higher education institutions in the region to remove materials "that contain pervasive ideologies of the Communist-Terrorist Groups (CTGs)" from ther libraries. CTG is the government term for the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front.

"Removing materials from the libraries which are deemed 'subversive'is an assault [on]our students right to read and right to information which are all components of intellectual freedom and are essential components of a democratic citizenry,"Assistant Professor Mary Grace Golfo-Barcelona said in an exchange with Philstar.com.

She said that allowing censorship of a library collection would be harmful to students, librarians and the libraries themselves. By removing materials because of their ideological content, students "are deprived of their right to read, right to information, basically their freedom to information."

According to CHED-CAR, the materials need to be removed because these would radicalize students. But Golfo-Barcelona stressed that it "is wrong to believe that you become what you read."

She said that an individual's character is formed not just by the information they have accessto"but by the totality of all the students environment, upbringing and experience."

Including supposedly subversive materials in library collections is "meant to clarify, to develop understanding, andas support to academic exercises but [is] not meant to influence them to adhere to certain ideologies, beliefs, or practice," she also said.

She added that "book banning, and censorship are not the solutions, instead, a more holistic and inclusive approach should be adopted to solve a systemic problem."

In an October 6 statement in response to the pull out of "subversive" materials, the UP SLIS faculty saidthey oppose the removal of the books and "similar acts of book banning based on prejudiced judgments."

They said that libraries provide access to different points of view, which helps democracy.

"If we are to be truly free and democratic, we allow our citizens to have free and open access to information for them to critically think about their decisions and fully participate in democratic processes and uphold human rights and social justice, all of which are embedded in our constitution," they said.

They said that banning books will not end armed conflict, calling the government anti-communist task force's drive to purge so-called subversive books unfortunate for underestimating "the intellect of the Filipino readers."

"It is insulting how they undervalue our capability as critical thinkers participating in a democratic society," they also said.

Dean Golfo-Barcelonasaid that librarians "have a role to develop the intellectual capacity of the whole citizenry. As such, part of our Code of Ethics, specifically states that we, librarians should resist all forms of censorship."

Librarians, who are required to take professional board exams, pledge "that even under threat, we will strive for the freedom to read and for the other basic freedoms inherent in a democracy," she also said.

The Code of Ethics for Registered Librarians, approved by the Professional Regulation Commission in 1992 holds that "librarians should help to create and maintain conditions under which scholarship can exist like freedom of inquiry, of thought and of expression."

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions meanwhile holds in its Code of Ethics for Librarians and other Information Workers that "librarians and other information workers reject the denial and restriction of access to information and ideas most particularly through censorship whether by states, governments, or religious or civil society institutions."

UP SLIS is a Commission on Higher Education-certified Center of Excellence, which means it "continuously demonstrates excellent performance in the areas of instruction, research and publication, extension and linkages and institutional qualifications."

In their statement, the UP SLIS facultycalled on educators, librarians, information professionals "and all who believe and value libraries as bastions of democracy, and all those who value freedom, to take a stand and protect our libraries from all forms of censorship and all acts of book banning."

In a separate statement this week, rights group Karapatansaid the CHED-CAR memo "makes it very clear that this brazen attack on academic freedom is a State policy" directed by the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict.

"The NTF-ELCAC is gearing for an insidious campaign of censorship through the purging of subversive materials from the libraries of schools and universities recalling the horrors of the Marcos dictatorships raids on libraries and even the book burnings of the Nazis," Karapatan Secretary-General Cristina Palabaysaid.

"CHED-CAR should be ashamed of themselves for betraying their mandate to protect academic freedom by becoming willing agents of the NTF-ELCACs abominable attacks."

The CHED-CAR memo, issued by regional directorDemetrio Anduyan Jr., was released after three state universities in September pulled out materials related to the peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the NDFas well as other "subversive"materials from their libraries, Karapatan said.

The documents surrendered by Kalinga State University in Tabuk City, Isabela State University in Isabela City, and Aklan State University in Banga were then turned over to either the military, the regional ELCAC body, or the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency.

Republic Act No.7722, the law that established CHED in 1994, opens with a declaration that the state "shall ensure and protect academic freedom and shall promote its exercise and observance for the continuing intellectual growth."

Section 13 of the same law guarantees academic freedom inuniversities and colleges.

Palabay said thatthe memo's "broad and arbitrary definition of subversive materials sets a perilous justification to not only pull out publications tagged as such but to surveil academics, scholars, authors, teachers, and students who read, write, and use them."

"We strongly call on schools, universities, and libraries to denounce and resist these attacks on academic freedom and to safeguard free academic discourse in their halls." Bella Perez-Rubio with Jonathan de Santos

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