House Oversight Committee
Biden “Cheap Fakes” Defense Under Fire After Hill Testimony
The hearing peeled back the veneer on a messaging machine struggling to control the story even as the footage told its own.
Florida Bans State Funds for Groups Accused of Speech Policing
Florida blocks public funds for media monitoring firms in new law signed by Ron DeSantis after growing censorship concerns.
House Oversight Committee Targets NewsGuard’s Media Influence
A federal funding controversy and potential bias in media monitoring are at the heart of this investigation.
Democrats Demand Social Media Platforms Censor Abortion “Misinformation” With Direct Letters to Musk and Zuckerberg
More demands for speech removal.
Eric Schmidt testifies that there should be no “true anonymity” when accessing generative AI platforms
A proposal to expand the digital surveillance dragnet.
After Twitter revelations, Rep. James Comer says Google and Facebook need to be investigated for similar censorship collusion
Congressman Comer says there will be “several committees” focussed on this.
Rep Kevin McCarthy calls for investigation into social media censorship following Twitter disclosures
McCarthy said the government influenced Twitter to censor critics.
Musk fires Twitter lawyer Jim Baker, former FBI lawyer involved in censoring Hunter Biden laptop story (and the Trump-Russia investigation)
Baker was fired on Tuesday, when it was found he was involved in vetting which information gets released to the public.
Lawmakers demand answers on Facebook censorship at behest of Biden administration
Republicans think there’s been a First Amendment violation.