Change.org Busted Suppressing Petition for Probe Into Omar, Tlaib Loyalties; Facing Threats of Legal Action

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Well, well, well. Look what we have here.

As it turns out, we don’t just have to worry about social media platforms going out of their way to squash conservative outlets, events and causes. Change.org is in the business too.

Check out this petition. It’s titled “Call on US AG & Antisemitism Envoy Carr to Probe Hamas Affiliated CAIR Ties in Congress.”

“There’s no doubt that Talib and Omar have close-knit ties with Hamas affiliated CAIR and we, as concerned citizens, call on Attorney General and U.S. Special Envoy for Anti-Semitism to investigate these ties,” the petition reads.

It’s not necessarily anything new. We know all about their anti-Semitic remarks and connections to CAIR. This petition simply asks Barr to look into their ties.

Get this. Change.org deliberately restricted exposure of the petition.

Via The Daily Caller:

Though the petition didn’t violate Change.org’s terms, the platform took steps to restrict its “discovery on our platform,” Change.org told StopAntisemitism.org, the watchdog group, in an email shared with The Daily Caller News Foundation. The petition is hidden from users who search for it on the platform.

The petition, which had more than 32,000 signatures by Tuesday evening, accuses CAIR, a Muslim activist group, of being “an American front group for the Hamas terrorist organization.” The petition also challenges Omar and Tlaib’s loyalties to America. Both congresswomen previously leveled the same charge against supporters of Israel.

At the top of the petition, you can find this note from Change.org:

Change.org has received flags from our users that the statements in this petition may be contested. You should consider researching this issue before signing or sharing.

Seriously? CRAWL OUT.

The platform took those steps after reviewing challenges to the petition’s accuracy, Change.org spokesman David Barre told TheDCNF in a series of emails.

“A flag on a petition doesn’t automatically lead to action by us. We have to assess each situation individually to determine what response, if any, is appropriate,” Barre wrote in an email to TheDCNF.

“We actually will conduct moderate research on a flagged petition to see if any of the user claims have any basis in mainstream media,” Barre added. “Depending on the nature of the flag, we may ask for substantiation from the claimant that would establish their claims, including legal documents or a detailed letter outlining their claims with relevant evidence.”

Barre declined to say what specific language in the petition led to its suppression.

That’s probably because there WASN’T anything specific. Resisters are just ticked that Tlaib and Omar’s shady ties are being exposed.

Shame on you, Change.org.

h/t Daily Caller