{"id":255492,"date":"2022-06-30T05:36:31","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T05:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=255492"},"modified":"2022-07-01T07:03:41","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T07:03:41","slug":"important-announcement-regarding-the-future-of-the-vigilant-citizen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=255492","title":{"rendered":"Important Announcement Regarding the Future of The Vigilant Citizen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vigilant Citizen \u2013 June 28, 2022<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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First, no, The Vigilant Citizen<\/em> is not shutting down. Quite to the contrary, the site is starting a new life and is taking steps to safeguard its future.<\/p>\n

The first big step: No more ads on the site. No more banners, pop-ups, \u201crecommended articles\u201d, or the tracking cookies they inevitably came with. They\u2019re all gone.<\/p>\n

Throughout the years, I\u2019ve received countless messages about these ads and their questionable contents. Sadly, I had no power over what was displayed. Even sadder, I depended on them to cover the costs of running this site.<\/p>\n

But I hated these ads as much as you did. And I especially hated dealing with the big tech companies that monopolize the ad industry. It felt as if I was in a toxic relationship with a control freak who threatened to ruin my life every time I said something they didn\u2019t like. In such, nearly every article I posted got flagged for \u201cpolicy violations\u201d and got demonetized.<\/p>\n

Every single day, I got warnings asking me to edit or completely delete articles to comply with policies. To make things worse, the window of what is considered \u201cacceptable speech\u201d keeps getting narrower. Nowadays, if I dare post something like \u201cmen cannot get pregnant\u201d, I inevitably get a \u201cpolicy violation\u201d about the article containing \u201cunreliable and harmful claims\u201d \u2026 even though \u201cmen cannot get pregnant\u201d is probably the most reliable claim in the history of mankind.<\/p>\n

However, stating facts that go against the current narrative has become a cardinal sin. And those who go against it get censored in every way possible. Sites like The Vigilant Citizen, which simply present facts and stay away from any kind of hate speech, cannot get outright censored. So, in an underhanded matter, they force publishers to comply to their agenda by threatening to cut funding through advertising.<\/p>\n

I never really complied so the Google employee (or whatever) that was dedicated to scrutinizing my site and flagging it for policy violations became \u2026 unhinged.<\/p>\n

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An example of the absurd warnings I received on a daily basis.<\/p><\/div>\n

In the screenshot above, Google dug up an article I wrote in 2009 and demonetized it because it was \u201cdangerous or derogatory\u201d. The article was about RANDOM BUILDINGS IN KAZAKHSTAN. Apparently, pointing out that a building is shaped like a pyramid is \u201cderogatory\u201d to that building. Sorry building, hope I didn\u2019t hurt your feelings.<\/p>\n

In short, I got sick and tired of dealing with this crap. So the site underwent a massive shift in philosophy.<\/p>\n

A New VC Era<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Continues \u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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