meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Tim Pool Daily News

Why Did They Censor Another Independent Journalist?

Tim Pool Daily News

Timcast Media

Politics, Society & Culture, News

4.47.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2018

⏱️ 22 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

An Independent Journalist, Ford Fischer, had his livestream shut down in the middle of a broadcast for dubious reasons. Its possible it was an accident but the reason given why they deleted his broadcast seems totally incorrect. This isn't the first time Independent media has faced social media censorship and I have to worry that this is part of a trend. Support the show (http://timcast.com/donate) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

A couple days ago we saw you Knight the Right to Take Place in Washington DC.

0:04.6

One of the independent journalists who is down there is a man named Ford Fisher.

0:08.3

He was live streaming the entirety of the event.

0:11.3

And abruptly, Facebook deleted his live stream and removed the content.

0:16.0

Fortunately, he was able to back the video up.

0:18.5

But when I heard this, I kind of freaked out because, look, I produced my content mostly

0:23.0

for YouTube.

0:24.0

But the idea that Facebook would censor a live broadcast from an independent journalist

0:28.8

is terrifying.

0:29.8

Now, I don't know exactly why they would take his content down.

0:33.2

They claimed that he was doing some kind of loop that it was a fake live video.

0:37.5

But his Facebook page is verified.

0:39.6

His Facebook profile is verified.

0:41.7

And he was streaming through the Facebook app.

0:43.4

So, to better understand what's going on today, we are going to talk with Ford Fisher

0:47.0

and figure out just why Facebook deleted an independent journalist's live, breaking

0:52.2

news coverage on the ground at this rally.

0:54.5

But before we get started, let me give a quick shout out to today's sponsor News Voice.

0:58.5

News Voice is revolutionizing the news landscape.

1:01.0

The app gives you a personalized news feed by aggregating major news sites, as well as

1:05.3

international and independent media.

1:07.5

Each news story shows multiple sources, which are all tagged with their bias and perspective.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Timcast Media, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Timcast Media and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.