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May 15, 2019

0h 51m

★ 7.5

Overview

Peer through the lens of a high profile political dissident, banished from the online world. After introducing the viewer to each of the five characters, the film recounts how each individual then came to lose their access to social media and the affect it had on them at the time, and since the event. With their stories told, they present the broader issues raised by their media de-platforming and what they foresee in their future in media and the whole of Western Culture at-large.

Genres

Documentary

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Cast

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Alex E. Jones

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Gavin McInnes

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Paul Joseph Watson

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Laura Loomer

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Tommy Robinson

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Harrison H. Smith

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