Topic: Alejandro Mayorkas
Alejandro Mayorkas, as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, has been at the center of controversies surrounding government pressure on Big Tech to censor online speech. His department’s initiatives, including the controversial Disinformation Governance Board, have raised significant concerns about the erosion of free expression and the potential for mass surveillance of citizens based on their online activities. These actions highlight the ongoing struggle against censorship and the importance of protecting individual liberties in the digital sector.
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Fifth Circuit Revives First Amendment Claims by Physicians’ Group Against Fauci Criticism Censorship
Landmark ruling opens the door for legal battles against alleged First Amendment violations in medical controversies.
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Trump Promises To Cancel Biden AI Executive Order, Citing Censorship Fears
If elected, President Trump says he would overturn the order “day one.”
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Watch: FBI and DHS Heads Are Slammed for Pressuring Big Tech to Censor Americans
As expected, they downplayed or denied their agencies’ actions.
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DHS Awards $20 Million To Program That Flags Americans As Potential “Extremists” For Their Online Speech
An overt way of policing speech?
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DHS Secretary Mayorkas Is Grilled Over Censoring American Citizens
The DHS has consistently been caught colluding with social media platforms to censor Americans.
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Biden’s DHS Is Accused Of Being Weaponized Against Online Speech
Accused of targeting conservatives.
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Mayorkas defends DHS efforts to address online “disinformation”
But said recent documents showing social media collusion were from before he was in office.
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Senator Josh Hawley demands answers from DHS over social media censorship collusion
Following recent reporting.
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DHS to spend almost $700,000 of taxpayers’ cash on studying “extremism” in video gaming
The DHS has a recent trend of projects targeting tech and the internet.
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DHS: “Radicalized” Americans who believe “false narratives” online are the new terror threat
Secretary Mayorkas made the statements on the anniversary of 9/11.
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DHS wants to continue its “disinformation” work, flag “falsehoods” to social media platforms
“The Department must be able to address the disinformation threat streams that can undermine the security of our homeland.”