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Maine Secretary of State’s Office Pressured Social Media to Censor Election Posts, FOAA Emails Reveal
Maine’s Secretary of State’s Office pressured Facebook and X to censor election-related posts in 2022, using a DHS-linked nonprofit as an intermediary.
America First Legal Challenges Arizona Agencies’ Social Media Censorship in Defense of Free Speech
State and federal governments have been monitoring and flagging online speech, raising concerns of First Amendment violations.
How the DHS and Old Twitter Silenced a NYT Reporter’s Accurate Election Report
Twitter Files emails show that even legacy media outlets weren’t immune to erroneous censorship.
UK Civil Servant Warned for Remarks on Trans Debate in Online Meeting
“I find the term ‘cis’ very offensive,” was one of the controversial comments.
House Weaponization Committee Concludes DHS Agency Colluded With Big Tech to Facilitate Censorship
The final report is in, with a particular focus on CISA.
A Staggering 61% of the “Misinformation” Reports CIS Forwarded to Social Media Companies Were Taken Down or Labeled
Center for Internet Security appears to have played a large role in assisting online censorship.
Rep. Stacey Plaskett Threatens Journalist Matt Taibbi With Jail Over His Twitter Files Testimony
If you’re trying to convince people the government isn’t attempting to stifle speech, maybe threatening to jail a journalist isn’t the best persuasion tactic.
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs Used a Third Party to Get Tweets Censored on Twitter
Flagged tweets were deleted within hours.
