People should really read the Twitter files posted on X by Taibbi, Weiss, Fang, Shellenberger, Zweig and Berenson before letting their fingers fly about who has been coercing censorship under threat of additional govt regulation. Hint: it wasn't Republicans. SIO was one of many organizations (FBI, CIA, CSIA, etc) that was utilizing direct and exclusive portals into social media companies to curtail what they deemed "mis/dis/mal-information" and promote Biden Administration narrative relative to election security, COVID severity, and the necessity of mRNA vaccination; all false. Republicans on Capitol Hill have been slow to respond to those 1A violations. Substantial arguments were presented in the Murthy v. Missouri before then Supreme Court. A ruling is expected in coming weeks. While I don't believe the case was argued as well as it could have been I sincerely hope that SCOTUS will rule that state coerced censorship which had turned social media into nothing less than a propaganda engine for the Biden Administration violates the 1st Amendment.
Posts by mcanada
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Stanford Internet Observatory wilts under legal pressure during election year
Ex-White House election threat hunter weighs in on what to expect in November
Microsoft warns that China is using AI to stir the pot ahead of US election
Monday 8th April 2024 10:56 GMT
I can't imagine anything more damaging than what our own government has spewed these last few years; 1) climate change is an existential threat, 2) COVID is a pandemic, 3) mRNA vaccines are safe and effective, 4) democracy is on the ballot, 5) free speech is DANGEROUS, 6) mail-in voting is immune to fraud, 7) illegal immigrants built this country, 8) the federal government solves your every problem, 9) Jan 6 was an INSURRECTION. A constant barrage of nonsense.