The Irish Government is Almost Certainly Not Acting Alone. As My Colleagues and I have Reported, the Demand for Censorship is Coming Directly From the Militaries, Intelligence Agencies, and Their Front Groups in the US, UK, and Around the World
Twitter Post By Jamie McIntyre
“The Irish government is almost certainly not acting alone. As my colleagues and I have reported, the demand for censorship is coming directly from the militaries, intelligence agencies, and their front groups in the US, UK, and around the world.
The intelligence communities of the Five Eyes nations of the US, UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand have been working together to censor ordinary citizens and politicians alike for disfavored speech for the last several years.
There’s no time to mince words. What governments are doing is against the law. They are violating the constitutions of the nations that the people elected them to uphold.
Because of the high level of secrecy they are using, we can’t say whether or not these are “rogue” elements within governments or whether these orders are coming from heads of state.”
It sounds like a "Black Mirror" episode: a small country announces a crackdown on hate speech to seize control over the entire Internet.
Except it's not a "Black Mirror" episode. It's real life. And it's happening right now in Ireland.
The so-called "Hate Speech" bill isn't… pic.twitter.com/YsqFJRVtGL
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) December 6, 2023

Original source: https://twitter.com/jamiemcintyre21/status/1732799436307493272