US seizure of resistance websites, internet fascism

Another unilateral move by the United States, in keeping with its imperialist agenda, once more promises to affect the lives of people around the world for the worse, this time in terms of internet freedom with an act of internet fascism.

In a predictable move on Tuesday June 22, the US Justice Department seized 36 websites with links to the Islamic Republic of Iran and its regional allies for engaging in "disinformation campaigns and malign influence operations".

The move initially raised suspicions of a hack since the disclaimer that said the website had been seized was in Arabic, a message which can still be seen when visiting www.presstv.com.

A State Department Spokesperson, Matt Price, refused to comment on the matter.

The US Justice Department eventually said three of the seized domains belong to the Iraqi Kata'ib Hezbollah, while the rest, which included, Yemeni, Palestinian, and Bahraini outfits in English and Arabic, were supported by the Iranian Islamic radio and television media network.

The seized websites, obviously, belong to outlets of the Allied resistance communities, better known as the resistance axis, which Iran supports across the region to counter the influence of the West and regional rivals, such as Israel and Saudi Arabia.

The Mother of all terrorists

The US blacklisted these domains with designations related to terrorism, the mother of all terrorism, sometimes known as the Empire, says that American companies are not allowed to provide us with.com or .net domains without special authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control, OFAC.

The fascist US officials can choose to label it however they wish, they will never be able to change the fact that this seizure is a clear example of a systematic effort to distort freedom of speech on a global level, and silence independent voices in media.

This gives us, and everyone included in the domain name seizures, the full right to pursue the issue through legal channels.

While the US may have given itself the ability to exert influence over vast sections of the internet, its actions will most certainly have far reaching ramifications beyond its control.

Those unilateral harassment actions will only give credence to arguments of US interference and censorship due to fear of being further exposed by domestic media in nations they continue to sanction, like Iran, occupy, like Iraq and bomb, like Yemen.

ME