On Thursday, the Biden administration announced the White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse, another body to address online “disinformation,” inter alia, with amorphous powers and a similarly vague purview to the Disinformation Governance Board. Its name sounds a lot more neutered than the “Straight Outta 1984” moniker the DGB was slapped […]
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Biden’s ‘Ministry of Truth’ Disinformation Board collapses
Conservatives are celebrating after news that President Joe Biden’s Disinformation Governance Board will be put on hold and the expert hired to head the board would resign. The board’s director, disinformation expert Nina Jankowicz, has resigned from the new position at the Department of Homeland Security and DHS will conduct a review of the board, […]
Mayorkas admits he ‘failed’ explaining mission of ‘disinformation’ board
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said “there’s no question” he could have more effectively communicated the purpose of his newly-created “disinformation” board after critics framed it as a crackdown on free speech. Mayorkas said on “Fox News Sunday” that the Biden administration “could have done a better job in communicating what it does.” Mayorkas announced […]