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January 4, 2023It wasn’t just every three letter agency in the United States government who was involved in censoring American citizens and journalists on Twitter, the de facto public square. It was also a member of the House of Representatives. And no one will be surprised to hear that it was Democrat Representative Adam Schiff. Y’all, this man went out of his way to request that the Big Tech company censor specific individuals on Twitter, including journalist Paul Sperry. He threw his whole weight behind the request, making sure Twitter knew he was part of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee.
One of the many specific content moderation requests made by Schiff was that Twitter “suspend the many accounts, including @GregRubini and @paulsperry,” which Schiff alleged were promoting “false QAnon conspiracies” and harassing a staffer. Another specific request was for Twitter to “remove any and all content about Mr. Misko and other Committee staff from its service-to include quotes, retweets, and reactions to that content.” Basically, they wanted Twitter to actively censor all content on a specific person/subject of their choosing and at their request. I’m a little surprised Twitter didn’t acquiesce, to be honest. That’s pretty much what they did for the FBI and the DNC–removed any and all content about Hunter Biden…
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I am reminded of an incident that occurred during the first period of Sandinsta political dominance in Nicaragua. One of the few newspapers remaining in operation tried to publish a piece detailing Sandinista censorship of the media — but the regime prevented them from doing so. When reporters from foreign media asked what had happened, Interior Minister Tomas Borge replied, “That was untrue and we could not let them print it.” True story.
That should, at the very least, get him a censure from the House and kicked off all major committees. It won’t, but it should.