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Information War - UN and WEF Rely on Digital Army in the Internet

In the battle for information sovereignty, China not only has the most elaborate censorship apparatus in the world in terms of technology. It also has a "digital army" searching the Internet for content critical of the government. For some time now, the UN and the WEF have also been relying on "digital first responders" on the Internet to check online platforms for "misinformation. Are democratic countries now threatened by a censorship regime like that in China? [continue reading]

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Information War - UN and WEF Rely on Digital Army in the Internet

05.10.2022 | www.kla.tv/23804

No other country restricts Internet freedom more than China. In order to suppress unwelcome content and maintain control over information and the formation of public opinion, China's central government not only has the most elaborate censorship apparatus in the world in terms of technology. Also in terms of personnel, the government employs a "digital army" that scours the Internet for content critical of the government. These so-called "Internet commentators" also have the task of deflecting attention from politically controversial topics and deliberately manipulating public opinion on social networks. For example by derailing unpopular discussions or defaming political opponents and critics with derogatory comments. This kind of approach in the battle for information sovereignty can not only be observed in totalitarian-ruled countries like China. For some time now, the United Nations UN, together with the World Economic Forum WEF, has also been waging a bitter information war - very similar to the one in China. For example, Melissa Fleming - in charge of global communications at the United Nations - announced in a WEF podcast that 110,000 information volunteers were recruited to scan the Internet for conspiracy content. According to the WEF, misinformation on the web is an "infodemic" that requires "curing," which is why efforts are being made to systematically censor it. The "digital first responders" are also expected to target so-called "conspiracy forums" and comment sections on major online platforms. UN Communications Director Fleming commented, quote, "The milieu is polluted; we need to clean it." Not surprisingly, the censorship policy of the WEF and the UN is similar to that of China. For decades, the World Economic Forum, headed by Klaus Schwab, has cultivated close relations with the Communist Party and sees it as a role model. Time and again, Schwab has praised China's government, whose form of rule is a composite of socialism, capitalism, social control and surveillance However, establishing a censorship regime along the lines of China's in democratic countries is more than problematic, since freedom of expression is a cornerstone of any democracy and is enshrined both in fundamental law and in the European Convention on Human Rights. If dissenting voices no longer have their say, what is truth will be determined by only one source. The WEF's and the UN's efforts at total information control are absolutely contrary to democracy, fundamental rights and human rights. They are also deeply communist and dictatorial measures that have no place in a pluralistic society with democratic opinion-forming. "Defend freedom of information and expression by supporting free and independent media like Kla.TV, through your distribution!“

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