28 Apr 2022 7:17 am
I just read about that... disinformation governance board.... lol... ministry of truth... Musk better watch out, braindead is really concerned about the power of large social media platforms...sootedupCyndi » 28 Apr 2022, 12:44 am » wrote: ↑ The latest I just heard. Is that the gubmint is forming a disinformation commitee to police disinformation.
that's the next plan. they will pass laws and go after Musk.
hope he's lawyered up.
Biden administration unveils ‘Disinformation Governance Board’
President Joe Biden’s administration is expanding the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) purview to include fighting speech that the government deems to be “disinformation.”
Plans for the new initiative were revealed on Wednesday, when DHS chief Alejandro Mayorkas said in a congressional hearing that his department has created a “disinformation governance board.” The board will be headed by Nina Jankowicz, whose resume includes stints advising the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry and overseeing the Russia and Belarus programs at the National Democratic Institute.
“Cat’s out of the bag,” Jankowicz said in a Twitter post. “Here's what I've been up to the past two months, and why I’ve been a bit quiet on here.”
The administration announced its disinformation push just two days after billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for $44 billion. Musk has vowed to restore freedom of speech on the platform, which has banned prominent conservative voices and was accused of influencing the 2020 presidential election by suppressing dissemination of news on an alleged Biden influence-peddling scandal.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki, who was questioned about the Twitter deal by reporters on Monday, said Biden “has long been concerned about the power of large social media platforms” and will urge Congress to take steps to help combat online misinformation...
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