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AuthorEric R. Mandel

Dr. Eric R. Mandel is the director of MEPIN, the Middle East Political Information Network. He regularly briefs members of the U.S. Senate, House and their foreign-policy advisers. He is a columnist for “The Jerusalem Post” and a contributor to i24TV, “The Hill,” JTA and “The Forward.”
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Can American, or any, Democracy Survive Social-Media Censorship?

by Eric R. Mandel Nov 8, 2020Nov 8, 2020

Leading technology CEO’s from Google, Twitter and Facebook were forced to answer questions from the Senate Commerce Committee about their alleged censorship of news stories. This most recently came to a head when Twitter censored a New York Post story about Joe Biden son’s financial dealings with China, and the presidential candidate possibly standing to benefit from the deal.

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  • South Africa: Can it be a force for democratization and the rule of law on the African continent?
  • Looking beyond the lists for SA’s unsung entrepreneurial heroes
  • The world’s only Jewish state under attack: missiles, car rammings, terrorists open fire on innocent civilians over Passover
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  • ICC arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin: a king-size dilemma for South Africa

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