No worries, there's so many psy-ops in motion it's really hard to understand who's who and who's doing what. Also, I'm not saying that I have the answers, not at all. Just thought you might find this detail about Veritas interesting. There's no doubt that intel agencies are involved with, influencing or even coercing some well know tech companies. If we think of InQTel, Palantir, or Amazon's CIA contract they're practically ubiquitous in the space. I take your point on Google's power being of serious concern though and I have to agree.

On a separate note, have you checked out @threespeak yet? It's a new video platform on Steem for content creators who've been deplatformed, demonetized, and censored. They are trying to support these types of creators and you fit the bill. They're also giving very generous upvotes and rewards. Definitely check it out :) Have a good one!