Taxpayer Funded Censorship: How Government Is Using Your Tax Dollars To Silence Your Voice
24th November 2024
Campaign season brought with it a steady stream of accusations that various parties and platforms were spreading misinformation and disinformation.
Most recently, the scandals at FEMA over avoiding homes with Trump signs was quickly slapped with a “misinformation” label…until FEMA itself admitted it had happened. MSNBC anchor Jen Psaki suggested “laws have to change” to combat the scourge.
With the misinformation category being weaponized across the political spectrum, we took a look at how invested government has become in studying and “combatting” it using your tax dollars. That research can provide the intellectual ammunition to censor people online.