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MeA_BzZz 1 year ago
Silencing the Press, Silencing Democracy In Suriname, the government is weaponizing defamation lawsuits, violence, and intimidation to stifle journalists and muzzle free speech. The world stays silent—perhaps we're too small for the global stage to care. But censorship here is real, and it's growing. As media platforms like Facebook are used to suppress local news outlets, we look to decentralized solutions like Nostr as a lifeline for our democracy. Yet, despite the urgency, we’ve been met with silence from the global community. Our largest news outlets are under attack, with pages facing deletion. Facebook has become a tool for censorship, with false reports leading to suspended pages. We haven’t received any support, but we refuse to surrender. Freedom of speech shouldn’t depend on a platform’s whims—or a government’s threats. Starnieuws, Suriname Herald, SUN News, ABC, Rasonic TV… they all face the same crackdown. The time to act is now. Read more here:
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MeA_BzZz 1 year ago
Sometimes life is not what you expect it to be. Sometimes the person you’ve expected will protect you is the one who hurts you. Sometimes it’s just Murphy’s law. Yet, we never give up. image