After Social Media Purges Independent News Sites, Ben Swann Announces ‘Isegoria’
In Brief
- The Facts:October
11th, Facebook silently deleted dozens of independent media pages for
what they
claimed to be "inauthentic activity." That same day, ex-CBS anchor and "Reality Check" host, Ben Swann announced a new blockchain media platform called Isegoria. - Reflect On:What's the true reason behind this purge of independent media? Is this purge a violation of free speech and the Constitution of the United States itself? Is Isegoria laying the foundation for how independent media can survive this all out purge?
“When
you tear out a man’s tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you’re
only telling the world that you fear what he might say.” ~ Tyrion
Lannister
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The media circus we’ve been witnessing
lately has only exacerbated the political rabble-rousing and created an
even larger divide between the right and left, leaving those in the
middle wondering how we got into this mess in the first place.
For anyone who has watched any of Ben Swann’s Reality Check
episodes over the past few years, you know that his agenda is simple:
present facts without any expression of his own views or opinions.
At the end of every Reality Check,
Ben would always finish with a statement or question that encompasses
the entire segment and would finish by saying “That’s a reality check,
let’s talk about that right now on social media.” He has a knack for
allowing the free thought process to percolate in his viewers’ minds and
opens a platform for conscious debate instead of giving an opinion or
pushing his own beliefs or an agenda on his viewers. It’s no secret that
most of the mainstream media has been lacking in this skill-set for
quite some time, hence the inevitable rise of Isegoria.
What Exactly Is Isegoria?
Note: The below summary, mission and problem is taken directly from the website www.Isegoria.com
Spearheaded by multi-award winning investigative journalist Ben
Swann, whose social following is nearing 1 million subscribers. Mr.
Swann has created content that has reached hundreds of millions of
viewers. Isegoria will be a collaboration of independent journalists and
entertainers.
Isegoria will have two parts: Part 1 is the 24 hour streaming
platform and Part 2 is the treasury that funds independent creators.
There is an illusion of a free marketplace for ideas and debate in
American and Global Media, when in fact powerful platforms are deciding
which thoughts, ideas and messages the public will be allowed to hear,
discuss and debate.
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Isegoria’s Mission: To
create an uncensored, blockchain-based, decentralized news and
entertainment platform with a funding mechanism for independent media.
The Problem:
Independent media is being purged from social media platforms at an
alarming rate. Facebook has been banning pages with millions of fans and
followers for no stated reason. Twitter has already been shadow banning
content creators for years but is now outright banning dissenting
voices from its platform. YouTube is deleting channels without warning
on a regular basis.
Meanwhile, mainstream media is becoming
increasingly consolidated and centralized. In the 1990s, around 50
corporations owned all the media in the US, whereas now only 6
corporations control 90% of all media in the United States. There is an
illusion of a free marketplace for ideas and debate in American and
Global Media, when in fact powerful platforms are deciding which
thoughts, ideas and messages the public will be allowed to hear, discuss
and debate.
So, what do we need to prepare ourselves
for the ongoing consciousness wars? We must be vigilant. We must have
integrity. We must shine light on those who speak the truth. And we must
never forget George Orwell’s warning: Freedom is the right to tell
people what they do not want to hear.
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