How 3-Letter Agencies Use Social Media to Control the World

Change Agents with Andy Stumpf

IRONCLAD

Society & Culture

4.8 • 607 Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Today's guest is an expert on online censorship and threats to freedom of speech around the world. Mike Benz is the Director of the Foundation for Freedom Online. He is a former State Department official with responsibilities in formulating and negotiating US foreign policy on international communications and information technology matters. He is the author of the book, “Weapons Of Mass Deletion”. Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original SPONSORS: Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first order at https://firecracker.farm/ Allegiance Gold Go to https://ProtectWithAndy.com to get exclusive lowest pricing on the market for select gold bars or call (844) 790-9191 to talk to an account representative. MTNTOUGH Go to ⁠https://mtntough.com⁠ and enter code HALFOFF Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thisisironclad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:57.1	When I began tracing what was behind these AI censorship capacities and I saw that it was actually government agencies that were subsidizing the technological development of what I began to call weapons of mass deletion,
1:13.6	these sort of weapons of mass destruction for controlling speech.
1:17.6	How can I help? How can I be useful in ending needless suffering?
1:23.6	Do not be afraid of work that has no end.
1:26.6	We have to organize a social movement. Do not be afraid of work that has no end.
1:31.3	We have to organize a social movement.
1:38.3	We have an opportunity to lead by example, versus just talking, hot air.
1:44.2	I think the more people in this fight, the more we grow, eventually you could change.
1:46.2	You know, the people are the ones that can make the change.
1:57.0	Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another episode of Change Agents in Iron Cloud Original, presented by Firecracker Farm.
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