Bloomberg Discovers Internet Curbs Exist, But Only in Iran
Bloomberg Politics reports with alarm that Iran is clamping down on internet access, fueling fears of a 'brutal crackdown.' This concern, of course, is delivered with a straight face, neatly omitting that the very technologies enabling such control are often developed or sold by Western firms. The narrative is always that 'they' are evil for doing it, never 'we' for facilitating it or, indeed, for
doing it ourselves when expediency calls. (Remember the Patriot Act's surveillance expansion, or the UK's Investigatory Powers Act?) One might wonder if Bloomberg’s concern for internet freedom extends to countries like India, which saw 130 internet shutdowns in 2023 ( Internet Shutdowns India ), often targeting protests. Or perhaps to the US itself, where discussions around censoring
'misinformation' regularly surface. It appears a 'brutal crackdown' is only newsworthy when it fits the pre-approved regime-change itinerary. The hypocrisy practically writes itself; the media just needs to print it.