The Secret Military History of the Internet
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The Chris Hedges Report with Yasha Levine – TRANSCEND Media Service
2 Apr 2025
The internet, from its inception, was created as a tool of mass surveillance. Yasha Levine traces the origins of the web in his book, “Surveillance Valley,” and how its roots in counter insurgency shape its function today.
Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times, where he served as the Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau Chief. He previously worked overseas for The Dallas Morning News, The Christian Science Monitor, and NPR. He used to be the host of the Emmy Award-nominated RT America show On Contact.
Tags: Big Brother, Internet, Military Industrial Media Complex, Mind Control, Pentagon, Privacy rights, Silicon valley, Social media, Spying, Surveillance, US Military, US empire
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