The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Aug. 24 said it has officially ended its controversial Disinformation Governance Board, months after the newly created entity was paused amid widespread concern that it would be weaponized against dissenting voices and become a tool for government censorship.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas “has terminated the Disinformation Governance Board and rescinded its charter effective today, August 24, 2022,” the department said in a statement.
The DHS said it “welcomes” recommendations from the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) subcommittee, which earlier in the day advised Mayorkas that there is “no need for a separate Disinformation Governance Board.”
“But it is our assessment that the underlying work of Department components on this issue is critical,” the HSAC report reads. “The Department must be able to address the disinformation threat streams that can undermine the security of our homeland.”…