Posted on 07/23/2022 6:24:17 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Details in a case filed in a federal district court suggest government-directed censorship on social media and the most comprehensive interference in a domestic election in the history of the nation.
We’ve heard it a thousand times: “The First Amendment doesn’t apply to private social media platforms.” That statement, however, presumes the private company’s independence from government action. But what if the social media platform defers censorship decisions to the government itself? Can the government circumvent free speech protections by using a cut-out to censor citizen speech critical of its policies or preferred political candidates?
An explosive case filed in the Federal District Court of the Western District of Louisiana may shine a light on the federal government’s role in Big Tech censorship.
On July 12, U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty (appointed by President Trump in 2017) granted permission for plaintiffs to conduct discovery into whether federal agencies violated the First Amendment rights of Americans by allegedly directing social media platforms to censor disfavored viewpoints and content. These topics include, “Speech about the lab-leak theory of COVID-19’s origin, speech about the efficiency of masks and COVID-19 lockdowns, and speech about election integrity and security of voting by mail.” More importantly, these agencies stand accused of working with social media companies to suppress, “The Hunter Biden laptop story prior to the 2020 Presidential election.” If true, the government-directed censorship constitutes the most comprehensive interference in a domestic election in the history of the nation.
According to plaintiffs, the alleged government-sponsored tech censorship is ongoing. Plaintiffs filed a “Motion for Preliminary Injunction,” requesting an order prohibiting government defendants from, “taking steps to . . . encourage, pressure . . . any social-media company or platform to censor, suppress,” etc., “.
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Pelosi admits to using "wrap up smear?" (0:53 min.)
Unfortunately, here's more evidence of government directing big tech.
I have posted the link above a few times before. Speaking of smears, right before my eyes the video has evidently been sanitized imo to include a "fact or fiction" newsperson who claims that Pelosi was talking about Republicans.
In the last part of the original video, Pelosi had indicated that smears were way they did things in DC, that part unsurprisingly taken out.
Wayback machine does not seem to have original video, possibly blocking access to original video.
Insights welcome.
Also, patriots are reminded that they must vote twice this election year. Your first vote is to primary career RINO incumbents. Your second vote is to replace outgoing Democrats and RINOs with Trump-endorsed patriot candidates.
Again, insights welcome.
Words do matter, don't they?
So, how does this disaster get fixed? Honestly. Our founding fathers were brilliant and knew their stuff. They saw a free press that kept the masses (us) informed. So, if the information was correct, we could make an informed decision. Maybe it worked that way for a while, but it has migrated to the absolute lunatic fringe today.
I like your Gobbels analogy. So true!
Reagan’s Razor:
In the absence of evidence to the contrary, always assume the demoncrats are behind everything that’s bad.
Big tech made a promise to senator Mike Lee and his friends to get them all re-elected in return for the H1B program that lowers there costs at the great expense of American tech workers. Who have lost their careers.
Given the cohesiveness and solidarity of liberals, big media and government are one in the same.
Good piece, with an excellent summary. I’ve read about the case but was confused. Until now.
Looks very promising!!!
“There is no Red Team - just a few individuals brave enough to speak out from time to time.”
Of course there’s a red team. And they’re heavily armed and very effective at arresting and throwing Obuma’s noodle-arm “army” into prison.
We invite leftist BLM and antifa weenies to come on down south and start some sh*t. They’ll be introduced to the southern hospitality of its anti-klan laws.
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