https://www.newstarget.com/2023-07-10-cisa-connives-with-big-tech-censor-speech.html
There is a thin line that separates the execution of credible and honest government watchdog duties and abuse of power and responsibility.
The House Judiciary Committee recently released a report on how the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which is under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), colluded with Big Tech and “disinformation” partners to censor Americans. The 36-page piece pointed out familiar issues like government actors worked with third parties to overturn the First Amendment; censors prioritized political narratives over truthfulness; and an unaccountable bureaucracy hijacked American society. (Related: House report concludes: CISA engaged in massive COVER-UP of Biden censorship scheme.)
The House Report titled: “The Weaponization of CISA: How a 'Cybersecurity' Agency Colluded with Big Tech and 'Disinformation' Partners to Censor Americans,” revealed that the agency worked with social media platforms to censor posts it considered dis-, mis- or malinformation. Brian Scully, head of CISA's censorship team, admitted that the ” switchboarding ” process triggers “content moderation.”
Said switchboard programs directly contradict sworn testimony from CISA Director Jen Easterly before Congress in March. “We don't censor anything… we don't flag anything to social media organizations at all. We don't do any censorship,” Easterly claimed.
According to Brownstone Institute's Global Research article, her statement was more than a lie; it omitted the institutionalization of the practice she denied. “The agency's initiatives relied on a collusive apparatus of private-public partnerships designed to suppress unapproved information,” the article stated.
Former New York Times reporter and author Alex Berenson also claimed that he was censored for criticizing Biden's Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) policies.
Another one directly hit by Biden's censorship drive was former Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson. White House Director of Digital Strategy Rob Flaherty privately lobbied social media groups to remove a video of Carlson reporting the link between Johnson & Johnson's vaccine and blood clots.