Disinformation Inc: State Department bankrolls group secretly blacklisting conservative media

Washington Examiner ^ | February 09, 2023 07:09 PM | Gabe Kaminsky, Investigative Reporter

[E. Pluribus Unum]

This is the second part of a Washington Examiner investigative series about self-styled 'disinformation' tracking groups that are cracking down on conservative media and part of a lucrative operation that aims to defund disfavored speech. To read part one, click here.

The Department of State has funded a deep-pocketed "disinformation" tracking group that is secretly blacklisting and trying to defund conservative media, likely costing the news organizations vital advertising dollars, the Washington Examiner can confirm.

The Global Disinformation Index, a British organization with two affiliated U.S. nonprofit groups, is feeding blacklists to ad companies with the intent of defunding and shutting down websites peddling alleged "disinformation," the Washington Examiner reported. This same "disinformation" group has received $330,000 from two State Department-backed entities linked to the highest levels of government, raising concerns from First Amendment lawyers and members of Congress.

"Any outfit like that engaged in censorship shouldn't have any contact with the government because they're tainted by association with a group that is doing something fundamentally against American values," Jeffrey Clark, ex-acting head of the Justice Department's Civil Division, told the Washington Examiner. "The government or any private entity shouldn't be involved with this entity that's engaged in conduct that is either legally questionable or at least morally questionable."

[laconic]

Thanks to Mitch “I wanna get home for Christmas so let’s give the Dems everything they want in the Omnibus Bill” McConnell, the House Rs can’t defund this garbage until next fall.

[lavaroise]

The same State which advised to nuke Japan to save the Soviets from Japanese invasion and then went on to blame American greed?

You dont say

[T.B. Yoits]

From the article: State Department bankrolls taxpayers forced to bankroll group secretly blacklisting conservative media

[VTenigma]

Curb this crap long before we get down to Social Security and Medicaid.

[Openurmind]

GDI:

Hany Farid -UC Berkeley

Nic Newman-Reuters Institute of Journalism

Camille Francois-Niantic

Ben Nimmo-Atlantic Council

Scott Hale-OII/Meedan

Franziska Roesner-University of Washington

Finn Heinrich-Open Society

Olaf Steenfadt-RSF/Journalism Trust Initiative

Cris Tardáguila-Poynter Institute/International Fact Checking Network

Amy Mitchell-Pew Research Center

David Taubenheim-Nvidia

Alexandra Mousavizadeh-Tortoise Media

Laura Zommer-Chequeado

https://www.disinformationindex.org/about/

[Openurmind]

*Anne Applebaum-Professor in Practice and Co-Director of Arena, LSE

Peter Pomerantsev-Co-Director of Arena, LSE

Miguel Martinez-Co-Founder and Chief Data Scientist, Signal Media

[indthkr]

Government warfare against Liberty - bump for later...

[bitt]

P

[Pete Dovgan]

They force us to pay taxes and then prevent us from communicating and speaking with the money we paid as tax dollars.

Isn’t Fascism awesome!! Those National Socialist are so crafty.

[Jacquerie]

LOL