{"id":4702,"date":"2018-10-20T14:06:19","date_gmt":"2018-10-20T12:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.actvism.org\/?p=4702"},"modified":"2020-11-06T17:48:49","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T16:48:49","slug":"the-empire-files-interview-abby-martin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/politics\/the-empire-files-interview-abby-martin\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future of The Empire Files &#038; Social Media Censorship | Interview with Abby Martin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8 pb-3\">\n<p><strong>The Future of The Empire Files &amp; Social Media Censorship | Interview with Abby Martin<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In this exclusive interview with independent journalist, filmmaker, activist and founder of The Empire Files, Abby Martin, we talk about why her show was forced to shut down its operations and how people can assist in getting it started again. In addition we talk about U.S. interventions in Venezuela, both past and present, as well as how &amp; why social media giants are increasingly censoring content on the internet.<\/p>\n<p>To watch our past videos with Abby Martin, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/?s=abby+martin&amp;x=0&amp;y=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>VIDEO: The Future of The Empire Files &amp; Social Media Censorship<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Abby Martin on The Future of The Empire Files &amp; Social Media Censorship\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2ZMw43NyRqU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>SUGGESTED VIDEO: Event Mix with Edward Snowden, Abby Martin, Glenn Greenwald, Richard Wolff, Jill Stein and leading Experts<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Event Mix: Edward Snowden, Abby Martin, Glenn Greenwald, Richard Wolff, Jill Stein &amp; Leading Experts\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GX_LCRzV3vU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Donate today to support independent &amp; non-profit media!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0or on the picture below:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4434 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future-300x100.jpg 300w\" width=\"700\" height=\"233\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>ABOUT ABBY MARTIN<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/abby_martin_black_white_actvism.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4272\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/abby_martin_black_white_actvism-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"115\" height=\"115\" \/><\/a>Abby Martin<\/strong> is a visual artist and independent journalist. She is the founder of Media Roots, board member of Project Censored, former host of RT\u2019s Breaking the Set, creator and host of The Empire Files on teleSUR.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this exclusive interview with independent journalist, filmmaker, activist and founder of The Empire Files, Abby Martin, we talk about why her show was forced to shut down its operations and how people can assist to get it started 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