Social Media & the National Security State with Alan MacLeod

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In this episode, Whitney speaks to Alan MacLeod of Mintpress News about his recent investigations that explore the increasing fusion of social media companies, and more broadly Big Tech, with the National Security State.

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Originally published 2/09/23.

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1. Twitter (00:00:00)

https://www.mintpressnews.com/twitter-hiring-alarming-number-spooks-secret-agents/281114/

2. Facebook (00:12:47)

https://www.mintpressnews.com/meet-ex-cia-agents-deciding-facebook-content-policy/281307/

3. Google (00:24:38)

https://www.mintpressnews.com/national-security-search-engine-google-ranks-cia-agents/281490/

4. TikTok (00:41:18)

https://www.mintpressnews.com/nato-tiktok-pipeline-why-tiktok-employing-national-security-agents/280336/

5. Eric Schmidt (00:46:48)

https://www.newsweek.com/2021/11/12/henry-kissinger-eric-schmidt-perils-military-brinkmanship-age-ai-1644516.html

6. Grafika (00:53:13)

https://www.mintpressnews.com/graphika-deep-states-beard-controlling-information-age/279520/

7. Smearing Dissidents is an old tactic (00:58:10)

8. Primer AI (01:01:37)

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/socom-and-us-air-force-enlist-primer-to-combat-disinformation-301143716.html

9. Ratheon Acres (01:06:02)

10. War on independent media (01:08:28)