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Gofundme freezes Grayzone fundraiser 'due to some external concerns' (thegrayzone.com)
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  • The Grayzone raises over $90,000 for 3 independent journalists.

  • Gofundme freezes the funds.

  • British Counter-Terror Police detains journalist Kit Klarenberg and interrogates him for 5 hours about his political views and reporting.

The West sure loves its press freedom™ huh?

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[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (21 children)

It's not actually journalism. It's an extreme left protagandist and conspiracy website.

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-grayzone/

[–] cannot@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (18 children)

They are not leftists, they are tankies who are pro-Russia, pro-CCP, pro-Assad, and basically pro-every-authoritarian. They defend multiple genocides. They're fascists stealing leftist valor.

[–] mephiska@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

yeah just going to OP's link just half of the "popular stories" links are pro-russia propaganda nonsense, and the rest are bizarro tankie takes.

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