The word “Orwellian” is thrown around today like baby lotion at Diddy's party, and it has withered from overuse. But sometimes it's the only appropriate word.
Looking at the path America is taking right now, “Orwellian” feels all too appropriate. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Virginia) recent phone calls The Biden-Harris administration's promotion of Big Tech collusion in the run-up to the 2024 election is not just a departure from the democratic process.
What we are witnessing is a massive power grab that seeks to determine what Americans see, read, and ultimately think. It's censorship with a new coat of paint.
Rather, it is an alarming leap into corporate and government overreach, making Orwell's darkest predictions look like a rough draft. And, of course, the administration jumped at the opportunity to announce: new initiatives It summarizes the personalities of Big Tech, focusing on “AI” and “disinformation.” Meta, Anthropic, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Nvidia, and OpenAI are all willing to work with the U.S. Department of State.
What could go wrong?
Clearly, this is not a coalition to save democracy from the dangers of misinformation. After all, it's some of the most politically biased and powerful corporations on the planet, most of them big donors to the left, and conveniently preparing for mass censorship in time for the upcoming presidential election. It is arranging.
What they call “disinformation” should worry all Americans. Who decides what is true? And this new coalition has enormous political influence behind it, and they hope to turn this in their favor as election day approaches. It is hard not to see this as another attempt by those in power to
Former President Donald Trump has already While sounding the alarm, Recently, he called for criminal charges against Google for what it called bias against Kamala Harris. His call is valid. According to the Media Research Center, a conservative watchdog group, Google's search results show Harris' campaign site prominently, while the New York Times, Washington Post, Politico, and other newspapers praising her. Mr. Trump's official website was reportedly buried under the article.
Obviously this is not a harmless algorithm problem. It's a calculated use of Google's vast influence to shape what voters see and think.
The power of Google
Dr. robert epsteinA former editor-in-chief of Psychology Today and an expert on Big Tech's influence on public opinion, he has spent years documenting Google's manipulative behavior. Epstein exposed Google's use of search engine manipulation effects in his aptly titled research paper, “The Evidence,” which he was kind enough to provide to me in advance.
This is how big tech can sway undecided voters simply by changing the order of search results. His research shows that Google's influence with undecided voters can reach 80% in certain demographic groups, more than enough to sway elections.
That's not all. With Google, it's never. Epstein also points to the search suggestion effect, where Google uses autocomplete suggestions to shape public perception.
During the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Epstein found that while Google's autocomplete consistently supported positive suggestions for Hillary Clinton, it produced both positive and negative suggestions for Donald Trump. I discovered that it allows. His research found that users were far more likely to click on negative suggestions, indicating that Google's biased suggestions had a significant impact on how voters viewed candidates. means. In reality, Google's bias may not have been enough to get Clinton elected, but it wasn't for lack of trying.
big picture
And now, this technology and government partnership is expanding internationally. input melissa fleming He is now branding misinformation a threat to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. It is important to remember that terms such as “misinformation” and “disinformation” in elite parlance simply mean information that is inconsistent with their claims.
Investigative journalist Didi Rankovic pointed out, Fleming's call for a crackdown on what he calls “harmful information systems” suspiciously coincides with the upcoming US election. It suggests a concerted effort to control the narrative. As Mr. Rankovich points out, Mr. Fleming's history in state-sponsored propaganda speaks for itself. Under her influence, the United Nations is moving away from its peacekeeping role and toward becoming an international thought police, ready to label any inconvenient truth as dangerous misinformation.
And the Biden administration seems intent on getting in on just that. As the government and Big Tech align in the name of fighting “disinformation,” what we're witnessing is a shift in control over what Americans can see, read, and ultimately think. It is a massive power grab that is about to be decided. It's censorship with a new coat of paint.
This is not hyperbolic fear-mongering. The biggest players in this new effort, Google and OpenAI, along with other big tech companies, recently participated in the Fundraising activities In the case of Kamala Harris. They have made no secret of who they hope will be elected in November.
spooky times
For conservatives, this represents a real crisis. The collaboration between governments, Big Tech, and international organizations like the United Nations threatens not only the conservative movement but the very fabric of democracy. The fight against “disinformation” has turned into a fight against the opposition, a way to silence those who do not align with the Coalition's cause.
The consequences are both obvious and dire. American voters' access to information is increasingly controlled by a small group of powerful, ideologically homogeneous elites.
Left unchecked, this coalition will do more than censorship. It is about reshaping society, deciding which voices are amplified and which are silenced, influencing voting patterns, and ultimately deciding who gets elected.
