Category: disinformation governance board

White House Says DHS Disinformation Board Will Be ‘Nonpartisan’ and ‘Apolitical’

May 3, 2022
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The White House on Monday asserted that a recently-convened board on misinformation under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will be “nonpartisan and apolitical,” amid concerns it may threaten free speech. White House press secretary Jen Psaki was asked about how the board would operate, in relation to combating disinformation from cartels and disinformation from…

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Mayorkas Claims Disinformation Governance Board Misrepresented, ‘Not About Speech,’ But Violence

May 2, 2022
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Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has admitted that he fared poorly in communicating the purpose of the department’s newly created Disinformation Governance Board, which critics have lambasted as a threat to free speech. The board has been created to address disinformation which poses a “security threat to the homeland,” Mayorkas said…

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Back to the Sedition Act of 1798

May 2, 2022
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Commentary For years we were told that social media is privately owned so its curation cannot be called censorship; it’s just management. Then we found out that they were working hand-in-glove with government, so the problem became murkier. Now the next step is in place: the federal government has created Disinformation Governance Board operating out…

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Republican Lawmakers Voice Concern Biden’s ‘Orwellian’ Disinformation Board

May 1, 2022
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Several Republicans from the House and Senate are voicing concerns over the Biden administration’s decision to create the new Disinformation Governance Board under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Their concerns are not limited to what the new agency will do but also the administration’s choice to tap Nina Jankowicz, a former disinformation fellow at…

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Republican Lawmakers Voice Concern Over Biden’s ‘Orwellian’ Disinformation Board

May 1, 2022
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Several Republicans from the House and Senate are voicing concerns over the Biden administration’s decision to create the new Disinformation Governance Board under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Their concerns are not limited to what the new agency will do but also the administration’s choice to tap Nina Jankowicz, a former disinformation fellow at…

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Sen. Hawley Raises Concern DHS’s New Disinformation Board Will Police Speech

April 29, 2022
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, raising concerns about the new Disinformation Governance Board that he fears will police free speech. Mayorkas announced the creation of the board on April 27, insisting that its goal is to prevent the spread of online misinformation among minority communities,…

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