A House committee is currently probing the State Department’s Global Engagement Center (GEC) regarding concerns of potential government-funded censorship. This inquiry aligns with a lawsuit filed by The Daily Wire and The Federalist, alleging that the State Department financed technology used to censor and financially harm domestic media outlets with certain political views.
In a recent development, Republican Representatives Roger Williams and Beth Van Duyne sent a letter to James Rubin, the coordinator of the GEC. They expressed dissatisfaction with the GEC’s delayed and seemingly incomplete information provided to Congress, which they believe is insufficient to understand the full extent of GEC-funded activities.
The GEC, as stated on its website, focuses on countering foreign disinformation and propaganda. However, the House committee, spurred by revelations from the “Twitter Files,” suspects that the GEC might be indirectly involved in suppressing free speech within the United States, particularly in online spaces. The committee is considering withdrawing federal funding from the GEC if these suspicions are confirmed.
The State Department was requested by the House committee to submit additional documents and information by January 22 to clarify these concerns. The request aims to ensure that American small businesses can compete online without undue interference from federal entities.
The lawsuit involving The Daily Wire, The Federalist, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton against the State Department alleges that the department is funding efforts to limit the reach and revenue of media outlets with certain political leanings, particularly conservative ones. The lawsuit seeks to halt what is claimed to be a deliberate effort to use censorship technologies to target these media outlets.
In response to these allegations, James Rubin of the GEC has denied involvement in censoring American content online. He emphasized that the GEC’s work does not extend to analyzing or examining the U.S. information space. The upcoming Supreme Court case, involving Missouri and Louisiana’s GOP attorneys general, will further address issues of social media censorship and may provide more clarity on the extent of government involvement in these practices.
of course the Communist/ DemonRat party is trying to Stop free speech, they can’t stay in power if people know the facts.
Well said!!!!!!!!!!!
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Republicans are all talk and no action, their cowards mostly,; Biden asks for billions of dollars to support the illegals
and Republicans just give it to him. Iam finished with these a__holes !