**Previous Episode: [[BDE336]]** **Next Episode: [[BDE338]]** %%Post image thumbnail below.%%  > [!abstract|no-i] **Episode Overview** **Date Aired:** [[07-02-2024]] **Title:** The Abyss Stares Back **Episode:** 337 **Description:** The irony of slaying hydras. **Link:** https://rumble.com/v556re4-big-dig-energy-337-the-abyss-stares-back.html **Tags:** %%<https://historydraft.com/happened/what-happened/1-January/world>%% ## Replay %% Get embed URL then highlight and hit ALT + I%% <iframe src="https://rumble.com/embed/v52uio7/?pub=6eeyh" allow="fullscreen" allowfullscreen="" style="height:100%;width:100%; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; "></iframe> <br> ## Greetings & Announcements 1. American Journal from [yesterday](https://banned.video/watch?id=668308cebd32da5d2845ad4e). ## Segments First Amendment LOL: https://archive.ph/Bfgj1 ### The Return of GARM  [Full Text](https://archive.ph/9KQBl): > We're excited to announce that X has reinstated our relationship with the @wfamarketers Global Alliance for Responsible Media. As of today, X is included as a member of #GARM here: https://wfanet.org/leadership/garm/members-governance > > X is committed to the safety of our global town square and proud to be part of the GARM community! #### WTF is a GARM? Our GARM dig started with a [new entry](https://x.com/thackerpd/status/1649037538663727106) to the Twitter Files last April:  Full Thread: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1649037538663727106.html Specific Tweet:   Twitter was working with Johnson & Johnson and CVS via a organization called GARM (Global Alliance for Responsible Media) which hosts a coalition of major advertisers and social media platforms and creates "advertiser rights" the platforms must uphold.   **Flashback Stream:** <iframe src="https://rumble.com/embed/v2gw41o/?pub=4" allow="fullscreen" allowfullscreen="" style="height:100%;width:100%; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; "></iframe> #### Twitter 2.0 [Twitter 2.0: Our continued commitment to the public conversation](https://blog.x.com/en_us/topics/company/2022/twitter-2-0-our-continued-commitment-to-the-public-conversation) [Freedom of Speech, Not Reach: An update on our enforcement philosophy](https://blog.x.com/en_us/topics/product/2023/freedom-of-speech-not-reach-an-update-on-our-enforcement-philosophy) #### World Federation of Advertisers & GARM [Who we are - World Federation of Advertisers](https://wfanet.org/about-wfa/who-we-are)  [About GARM - World Federation of Advertisers](https://wfanet.org/leadership/garm/about-garm) [Members & Governance - World Federation of Advertisers](https://wfanet.org/leadership/garm/members-governance) - It's not surprising to see Scotiabank on that list. They were one of the banks that debanked and froze the assets of people who donated to the trucker convoy at the behest of the government. — Chetchisolm Charter missing! [Archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20200813140208/https://wfanet.org/knowledge/item/2020/01/17/The-GARM-Working-Charter-Priorities-for-Uncommon-Collaboration) --- ### United Nations Information Integrity  [Archive](https://archive.ph/VeUM9) > Technological advances have revolutionized communications, connecting people on a previously unthinkable scale. They have supported communities in times of crisis, elevated marginalized voices and helped mobilize global movements for racial justice and gender equality. > > Yet these same advances have enabled the spread of misinformation, disinformation and hate speech at an unprecedented volume, velocity and virality, risking the integrity of the information ecosystem. > > New and escalating risks stemming from leaps in AI technologies have made strengthening information integrity one of the urgent tasks of our time. > > This clear and present global threat demands coordinated international action.  #### Press Release [Archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20240630033543/https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/global-principles-information-integrity-press-release.pdf) <div style="left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 60%;"><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/viewer?embedded=true&url=https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/global-principles-information-integrity-press-release.pdf" style="top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> #### Recommendations for Multi-stakeholder Action [Archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20240628134254/https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/un-global-principles-for-information-integrity-en.pdf) <div style="left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 60%;"><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/viewer?embedded=true&url=https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/un-global-principles-for-information-integrity-en.pdf" style="top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> ### Other Points of Interest [The Hidden History of Robert Mueller’s Right-Wing Terror Factory — Part 2](https://archive.ph/w0l7F) [Beyond Hitler and Mussolini: TikTok and the Adoration of Minor Fascist Ideologues](https://archive.ph/YrjrD) [Al Sharpton's Secret Work As FBI Informant](https://archive.ph/Edge8) %%Footer Starts Here%% --- ![[Brain Icon 1.png|center]] <b><font color="#ffffff"> <center>You might not have noticed it… but your brain did.</center> </font></b> --- ### Tags ### Linked Pages & Footnotes