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it is march 28th 2025 and in an age where social media has become such an important part of so many of our lives and it takes up so much of our time it feels like the conversation over privacy and user data has gotten a bit lost like a lot of us have

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gotten very desensitized to the world that we currently live in where YouTube and Facebook and X and whatever else it may be. They just automatically take your data and then they profit off of it. So what other alternatives are out there? Well, today I had a chance to sit down with two people who are not only independent

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journalists and friends of mine, but who have also worked with the privacy-focused tech startup called Talk Liberation, which has a number of different products, right? From a social media platform that they are growing to a link converter that you can already use right now for free. And we talked about not only what products they offer,

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what alternatives are out there and are coming, but we also got into the backlash that they have faced, particularly from a specific bank in Iceland. We discussed all of the latest in two different conversations with two special guests. So let's take a listen to the first one now. Joining me now to discuss is Fiorella Isabel, a journalist,

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geopolitical analyst, and co-host of Truthwire. Fiorella, thanks so much for taking the time to join me. Thanks for having me, Rachel. Good to see you. Good to see you, too. Now, I'm glad that we get to talk to you today because I've been following kind of PanQuake's evolution, I guess I'll call it, over the years.

Privacy-Focused Tech Startup Working with WikiLeaks' Legal Team to Sue Iceland Bank Over Frozen Funding

Rachel Blevins

Mar 29, 2025

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The privacy-focused tech startup, Talk Liberation, which is behind products like the Panquake Me link shortener and the WL Dragnet Report Search, has filed a lawsuit against the Icelandic bank, Islandsbanki, which froze their funding back in 2022, citing “money-laundering and anti-terrorist financing laws.”

I spoke to Journalist and Geopolitical Analyst Fiorella Isabel, and CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou, and they explained the significance of Talk Liberation’s products and the goals of the lawsuit, which is brought by the legal team that previously represented WikiLeaks in Iceland.

As Kiriakou described it, “Bank accounts don’t freeze themselves. There’s got to be a story behind it, and we want to know what that story is.”

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Berta Nelson

I'm glad to know someone is working on this, creating a platform that can be used free of surveillance. Many of your viewers probably won't believe that China already has this & has been pushing for comprehensive international agreements on internet privacy. It's difficult here in the west to get past the obvious objection to such platforms. Best wishes to these pioneers & thanks for bringing them to light on your show.

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Ronny Graham

I remember giving pancake $5 a long time ago, maybe 5 or 6 years ago. Would be nice to know what has been going on all this time. I notice this all seems to be on the down-low, not on x or Patreon and no links, all very mysterious.

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Talk Liberation

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Hey there - thanks for your interest. Actually, we have published 58 updates in the 4 years since we first came up with the idea of Panquake - please check them out at https://panquake.com/donate or at https://panquake.com/news Thanks for being part of our amazing journey!! It’s a huge lift but we have never given up, not even for a second

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