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Twitter, Facebook and YouTube allow seven dictators, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, unfettered access to post on their platforms, influencing approximately 50 million followers as of March 28. Meanwhile, former leader of the free world President Donald Trump is still banned. MRC Free Speech America found seven dictators that Big Tech allows to post online. Twitter grants verified status to six of the seven dictators on the platform: Putin , Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud , Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan , Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro , Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez , and Rwandan President Paul Kagame . Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei is also allowed on Big Tech platforms, though he does not post from a verified account. His Twitter account has been identified as belonging to him by many news outlets, including Fox News .
Of these seven dictators, four were also on Facebook, and three were on YouTube as of publication time. Erdoğan and Kagame are on all three social media platforms. The dictators’ accounts have about 38 million Twitter followers, 11.4 million Facebook followers, and 417,800 YouTube subscribers altogether.
All seven of these rulers have been repeatedly identified as dictators. Putin ’s military is also in the midst of a devastating invasion of Ukraine, while his verified YouTube and Twitter accounts remain unrestricted.
Ayatollah Khamenei has repeatedly posted violence-encouraging content on social media, including a video depicting the assassination of Trump and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo . Khamenei, whose government is classified as a state sponsor of terrorism by the U.S. State Department, has also called for the destruction of Israel and the “ death ” of American leaders in tweets. Iran also killed over 600 Americans in Iraq. Meanwhile, Twitter banned Trump in January 2021 allegedly “due to the risk of […]
Will America-First News Outlets Make it to 2023?
Things are looking grim for conservative and populist news sites.
There’s something happening behind the scenes at several popular conservative news outlets. 2021 was bad, but 2022 is proving to be disastrous for news sites that aren’t “playing ball” with the corporate media narrative. It’s being said that advertisers are cracking down, forcing some of the biggest ad networks like Google and Yahoo to pull their inventory from conservative outlets. This has had two major effects. First, it has cooled most conservative outlets from discussing “taboo” topics like Pandemic Panic Theater, voter fraud, or The Great Reset. Second, it has isolated those ad networks that aren’t playing ball.
Certain topics are anathema for most ad networks. Speaking out against vaccines or vaccine mandates is a certain path to being demonetized. Highlighting voter fraud in the 2020 and future elections is another instant advertising death penalty. Throw in truthful stories about climate change hysteria, Critical Race Theory, and the border crisis and it’s easy to understand how difficult it is for America-First news outlets to spread the facts, share conservative opinions, and still pay the bills.
Without naming names, I have been told of several news outlets who have been forced to either consolidate with larger organizations or who have backed down on covering certain topics out of fear of being “canceled” by the ad networks. I get it. This is a business for many of us and it’s not very profitable. Those of us who do this for a living are often barely squeaking by, so loss of additional revenue can often mean being forced to make cuts. That means not being able to cover the topics properly. Its a Catch-22: Tell the truth and lose the money necessary to keep telling the truth, or avoid the truth and make enough money to survive. Those who have chosen survival simply aren’t able to spread the truth properly.
We will never avoid the truth. The Lord will provide if it is His will. Our job is simply to share the facts, spread the Gospel, and educate as many Americans as possible while exposing the forces of evil.
To those who have the means, we ask that you please donate. We have options available now, but there is no telling when those options will cancel us. We have our GivingFuel page. There have been many who have been canceled by PayPal, but for now it’s still an option. Your generosity is what keeps these sites running and allows us to get the truth to the masses. We’ve had great success in growing but we know we can do more with your assistance.
Thank you, and God Bless!
JD Rucker