This is edition 2024/181 of the Ten@10 newsletter.
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1. Desinformatsya: a Soviet hangover
Jonathan Ayling
- 📰 The Disinformation Project, a symbol of censorship culture in democracies like New Zealand, has closed its doors.
- 🚪 Founded on claims like 'trans-genocide' and 'infodemic', it faced criticism and collapsed due to counter-speech, not suppression.
- 🗣️ Coined by Stalin, 'disinformation' originated to control public opinion through Soviet propaganda.
- 🤔 Orwell and Rutherford emphasized clarity in language, opposing obscure jargon used by elites.
- 💬 Tohatoha, another organization focused on digital rights, also recently shut down amid financial issues.
- 🌐 Closure reflects a cultural shift towards critical thinking and the defense of free speech against censorship.
