Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Mike Benz is a former State Department official and current Executive Director of the Foundation For Freedom Online, a free speech watchdog organization dedicated to restoring the promise of a free and open Internet.
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OUTLINE
00:00 - Music diplomacy
17:17 - USAID is funding shadow diplomacy
19:41 - Dua Lipa is pop propaganda
26:14 - Bono's liveaid scam
35:32 - Taylor Swift & The Gerasimov Doctrine
49:08 - NATO & Graphika censorship
01:05:03 - The Minerva Initiative
01:12:15 - Taylor Swift is a military disinformation asset
01:22:28 - Digital Censorship Act: how the EU can censor American speech
01:36:55 - Newsguard, middleware & social media censorship
01:48:47 - YouTube's settlement with Trump
01:57:12 - Google's 'Project Owl'
02:07:05 - Section 230 is a distraction
02:19:28 - Aftermath of Charlie Kirk's death
02:24:04 - The federal vs. state censorship crisis
02:39:02 - Who benefits from the censorship industry
02:44:39 - WEF push for digital ID's
02:51:09 - Elon Musk & the digital control grid
03:03:22 - Future of freedom of speech
Watch every episode ad-free & uncensored on Patreon: patreon.com/dannyjones
Mike Benz is a former State Department official and current Executive Director of the Foundation For Freedom Online, a free speech watchdog organization dedicated to restoring the promise of a free and open Internet.
SPONSORS
mizzenandmain.com - Use code DANNY20 for 20% off.
amentara.com/go/dj - Use code DJ22 for 22% off your first order.
prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/DANNY - Use code DANNY and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup!
whiterabbitenergy.com/?ref=DJP - Use code DJP for 20% off
EPISODE LINKS
Mike's YouTube channel: @MikeBenzCyberOfficial
https://x.com/MikeBenzCyber
instagram.com/mikebenzcyber
foundationforfreedomonline.com
FOLLOW DANNY JONES
instagram.com/dannyjones
twitter.com/jonesdanny
LISTEN ON
Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/4VTLG0HiIZaCjH9gE6NFPq
Apple - itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1441238966
OUTLINE
00:00 - Music diplomacy
17:17 - USAID is funding shadow diplomacy
19:41 - Dua Lipa is pop propaganda
26:14 - Bono's liveaid scam
35:32 - Taylor Swift & The Gerasimov Doctrine
49:08 - NATO & Graphika censorship
01:05:03 - The Minerva Initiative
01:12:15 - Taylor Swift is a military disinformation asset
01:22:28 - Digital Censorship Act: how the EU can censor American speech
01:36:55 - Newsguard, middleware & social media censorship
01:48:47 - YouTube's settlement with Trump
01:57:12 - Google's 'Project Owl'
02:07:05 - Section 230 is a distraction
02:19:28 - Aftermath of Charlie Kirk's death
02:24:04 - The federal vs. state censorship crisis
02:39:02 - Who benefits from the censorship industry
02:44:39 - WEF push for digital ID's
02:51:09 - Elon Musk & the digital control grid
03:03:22 - Future of freedom of speech
