The Progressive obsession with censorship continues, changing only in the type of attack.
Much of it has to do with electoral politics. Some social media sites block the accounts of those who oppose Democrat candidates. During the 2020 election, to take just one example, stories about the Hunter Biden laptop were censored by many media sources. It is reasonable to speculate that news about the wide-ranging corruption of Biden family members would have resulted in a far different result in that year’s presidential campaign.
Progressives engage in partisan, misleading and false “fact checking” of those who bring up the failed policies and scandals of those on the left and exert their influence and pressure tactics on information outlets. Case in point: It is now undoubtedly clear that Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) completely lied when he repeatedly stated that he had undeniable “proof” that Donald Trump engaged in “Russian Collusion.” After years of research and investigation, it has been found that no such activity ever existed. Despite that, Donald Trump was thrown off some social media sites, but Adam Schiff, perhaps the most comprehensive perpetuator of false information in recent U.S. political history, remains.
The 2020 election was clearly tainted by media censorship and partisan reporting. However, those bringing that reality to light are themselves censored.
The New York Post, which broke the Hunter Biden Laptop story, found itself on the receiving end of Progressive cancelling. Despite that, it continues campaigning against media bias and censorship. Its Benjamin Weingarten recently noted that “YouTube is censoring journalism for the Biden Administration… Big Tech is selectively censoring that which is obviously journalism… YouTube’s move is as hypocritical as it is detrimental to our discourse. Don’t hold your breath looking for instances of it disappearing corporate media interviews in which prominent Democrats lie, let alone Xi Jinping’s speeches.”
The foulest practice is the use of official government agencies to silence opponents of the incumbent Administration. Breitbart reports that Igi Sohn, the Biden Administration’s nominee for FCC Commissioner, has sought to break-up broadcasters who engage in honest journalism. Technology reporter Allum Bokharifound that “She…is tied to far-left activists, and praised an organization that described policing as a “violent institution that must end.” She also personally called on the FCC to investigate the Sinclair Broadcasting Group, which is likely why progressive groups like MovementLabs are touting the potential for future regulatory action against the conservative-leaning network of local TV stations.”
When the planned abuse of government agencies are exposed, excuses are made to achieve the same goals under seemingly innocuous and “good government” organizations. The Biden Administration’s proposed “Disinformation Governance Board,” which supposedly was designed to address material from states such as China and Russia, was stopped when it was revealed that it was to be led by a partisan individual, Nina Jankowicz, and would focus not on foreign activities but on domestic sources critical of the Biden White House.
Not to be denied, the Biden Administration has returned with yet another attempt to establish an agency with censorship rights. In June, it was announced that Kamala Harris would lead a new “Harassment and Abuse Internet Task Force.” Once again, the advertised excuse for creating the group sounds innocuous: it proposes to “Assess and address online harassment and abuse that constitute technology-facilitated gender-based violence.” Surely, that sounds like a great idea. But in reality, will this be another excuse to foster the institution of partisan government censorship? Considering the overall record, chances are good that it will be exactly that.
The real collusion, not the made-up version used by Adam Schiff, is that between Progressive media barons and corrupt politicians.
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