by Mac Slavo

This election proved the power of the Internet, and of the people who used their voices to the fullest.

But now, they will pay for it.

Will it mean the end of free speech?

Clearly, the deep state was not defeated overnight, but a loose network of hackers, researchers, alternative media outlets and long-term constituents of the “vast rightwing conspiracy” did manage to overpower the establishment’s choice of Hillary for president – and managed to embarrass the mainstream media while they were at it.

Even if they won’t get everything they wanted under President-elect Trump, they proved that a number of leading websites, and quite a few underground blogs, aren’t just promoting fringe views, but have become influential and often damning, even to the most high profile players. The Internet, and in particular, the alternative media, counterbalanced the mainstream effectively in 2016, and defeated their narrative.

And now, those who control the corporate-dominated flow of information want to end that competition.

As SHTF just reported:

What this year’s Presidential election has proven is that alternative media is a force to be reckoned with, and the establishment is scared shitless.

But they won’t let it happen again.

SNIP