{"id":10137,"date":"2026-11-04T20:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T01:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/?p=10137"},"modified":"2026-11-04T20:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T01:00:33","slug":"pirate-news-silence-for-thee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/2026\/11\/04\/pirate-news-silence-for-thee\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirate News: Silence for thee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the newest Pirate News, Steve, Joe and James discuss various attempts at silencing people and ways people have resisted surveillance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DwQdzM6XvLc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/crew\/civicrm\/profile\/create?gid=16&amp;reset=1\">Sign up to our newsletter to get notified of new events<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/events\/\">find our upcoming events<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/crew\/forms\/support-the-pirate-party\">volunteer<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/social.globalpirates.net\/@masspirates\">Join us on<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/social.globalpirates.net\/@masspirates\">Mastodon<\/a>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/masspirates\">Facebook<\/a>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/masspirates.bsky.social\">Blue Sky<\/a>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/masspirates\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/wiki\/Surveillance_Memory_Bank_and_Resources\">Surveillance Memory Bank and Resources<\/a>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/wiki\/2025_Administrative_Coup_Memory_Bank\">Our Administrative Coup Memory Bank<\/a>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/wiki\/Things_to_Do_When_Fascists_are_Taking_Over\">Our Things to Do when Fascists are Taking Over<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The links we mentioned:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/us-launches-immigration-raid-democratic-congresswoman-ilhan-omars-home-fox-news-2026-10-12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US immigration authorities raid home of Democratic Trump critic Ilhan Omar<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/oct\/18\/no-kings-instagram-account-suspended-during-protests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Outrage after Meta suspends No Kings Instagram account during protests<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/citizenlab.ca\/research\/how-discover-tech-turned-targeted-ads-into-a-pipeline-for-spyware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exposing AdFection<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peerblock.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PeerBlock<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/future-society\/police-upset-flock-camera-alpr-surveillance-canada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cops Not Happy When Man Creates Flock-Style Camera That Only Collects Police Plates<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.governing.com\/policy\/seattle-becomes-first-u-s-city-to-ban-surveillance-pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seattle Becomes First U.S. City to Ban Surveillance Pricing<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/10\/17\/tiktok-permanently-bans-musk-documentary-advertising-account\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok says it\u2019s restored \u2018Musk\u2019 documentary advertising account<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/craphound.com\/\">Cory Doctorow<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/doctorow\/16182961310\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Problem with Censorship is XXXXXXXXX, Budapest, Hungary<\/a>), <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/deed.en\">CC By-SA 2.0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the newest Pirate News, Steve, Joe and James discuss various attempts at silencing people and ways people have resisted surveillance. 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