RT interviews Andre Damon: Google becoming “censorship engine”

HELP ENLIGHTEN YOUR FELLOWS. BE SURE TO PASS THIS ON. SURVIVAL DEPENDS ON IT.

The wsws.org editor spells out what he sees as leading IT firms begin to circle the wagons to protect the empire's legitimacy. The Internet is becoming a de facto non-neutral space.

Dateline: 1 August 2017

Over the past week, the World Socialist Web Site has revealed that changes to Google's search algorithm aimed at censoring “fake news” have led the global traffic rankings of a broad range of left-wing, progressive, anti-war and democratic rights organizations to plummet.

World Socialist Web Site reporter Andre Damon spoke to RT America Monday about Google's censorship of political thought on the internet.

About the Author

Andre Damon is a senior editorial member of wsws.org.

World Socialist Web Site reporter Andre Damon spoke to RT America Monday about Google’s censorship of political thought on the internet.

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Parting shot—a word from the editors
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