• 36:56 - 40:26
Brook Hines | The Virtuous Triangle Template, Vax Injury Intimidation, & Whistleblowing On The Left
Prop or Not, Search Engine Shunting of Alternative Media
The discussion covers the 2016 Washington Post report on "Prop or Not," an anonymous group that labeled various alternative media outlets as Russian propaganda. Brooke Hines explains how this initiative led to "informational hygiene" where search engines like Google shunted traffic away from sites like Truthdig and Antiwar.com. This coordinated effort effectively forced alternative creators to rely on social media algorithms that were already under centralized control.