Using Pop Stars for Influence Operations

Watch every episode ad-free & uncensored on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dannyjones

Mike Benz is a former State Department official and current Executive Director of the Foundation For Freedom Online, a free speech watchdog organization dedicated to restoring the promise of a free and open Internet.

SPONSORS

https://mizzenandmain.com - Use code DANNY20 for 20% off.

https://www.amentara.com/go/dj - Use code DJ22 for 22% off your first order.

https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/DANNY - Use code DANNY and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup!

https://whiterabbitenergy.com/?ref=DJP - Use code DJP for 20% off

EPISODE LINKS

Mike's YouTube channel:  @MikeBenzCyberOfficial 

https://x.com/MikeBenzCyber

https://www.instagram.com/mikebenzcyber

https://foundationforfreedomonline.com

FOLLOW DANNY JONES

https://www.instagram.com/dannyjones

https://twitter.com/jonesdanny

OUTLINE

00:00 - Music diplomacy

17:17 - USAID is funding shadow diplomacy

19:41 - Dua Lipa is pop propaganda

26:14 - Bono's liveaid scam

35:32 - Taylor Swift & The Gerasimov Doctrine

49:08 - NATO & Graphika censorship

01:05:03 - The Minerva Initiative

01:12:15 - Taylor Swift is a military disinformation asset

01:22:28 - Digital Censorship Act: how the EU can censor American speech

01:36:55 - Newsguard, middleware & social media censorship

01:48:47 - YouTube's settlement with Trump

01:57:12 - Google's 'Project Owl'

02:07:05 - Section 230 is a distraction

02:19:28 - Aftermath of Charlie Kirk's death

02:24:04 - The federal vs. state censorship crisis

02:39:02 - Who benefits from the censorship industry

02:44:39 - WEF push for digital ID's

02:51:09 - Elon Musk & the digital control grid

03:03:22 - Future of freedom of speech

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices