Revealed: 25 Times the White House Tried to Censor You!

The Judge in the Missouri v. Biden lawsuit dropped a bombshell of a document to add support to his preliminary injunction. LOTS of govt defendants. Here are the 25 instances cited where the White House tried to CENSOR Americans in collusion with social media companies. Note again… these a JUST the instances of the White House there are MANY other instances he calls out with OTHER institutions:

1/ On Jan 23, 2021, the Digital Director for the COVID-19 Response Team contacted Twitter to remove an anti-vaccine tweet by @RobertKennedyJr. She asked for oversight on similar tweets.

2/ On Feb 6, 2021, the ex-Deputy Assistant to the President (Rob Flaherty) urged Twitter to suspend a parody account associated with President Biden’s granddaughter. Twitter acted swiftly, suspending the account in 45 minutes.

3/ On Feb 7, 2021, Twitter suggested a faster method for flagging inappropriate content. The platform was reportedly overwhelmed with censorship requests from the White House, receiving inquiries from 4 different people within the administration in a single day.

4/ On Feb 8, 2021, Facebook informed White House staff of its new COVID-19 censorship policy. Flaherty immediately responded, questioning the specifics of how Facebook handles false claims and the criteria for account removal.

5/ Feb 9, 2021 saw Flaherty accusing Facebook of causing “political violence” by not censoring false COVID-19 claims. Facebook defended its policies, but acknowledged reducing the distribution of vaccine-skeptical content.

6/ On Feb 24, 2021, Facebook provided Flaherty with information about misinformation trends on its platform. Flaherty sought more insight on the scale of the misinformation and the specifics of Facebook's enforcement practices.

7/ On Mar 1, 2021, Twitter assured the White House that it would increase censorship of misleading information, following a meeting with Flaherty and Humphrey from HHS.

8/ From May 28, 2021, to Jul 10, 2021, Meta, under the direction of the White House, engaged in censorship of COVID-19 misinformation and hinted at "expanded penalties" for accounts sharing such content.

9/ On Mar 12, 2021, Facebook emailed the White House with survey data about vaccine uptake.

10/ On Mar 15, 2021, Flaherty requested a report from Facebook on a Washington Post article that accused Facebook of promoting vaccine hesitancy.

11/ By Mar 19, 2021, the White House had designated 12 people as reporters for Twitter’s Partner Support Portal, which allows for expedited flagging of content for censorship.

12/ On Apr 2, 2021, Facebook reported that a new policy allowed for the removal of certain profiles due to "off-platform" behavior. Flaherty requested more information on the specifics of this policy.

13/ On Apr 6, 2021, Flaherty emailed Facebook to question why the company was not censoring certain “controversial and harmful” public figures.

14/ In April 2021, the White House had a series of meetings with Twitter about “misinformation” and censorship. By April 30, Twitter had agreed to increase its censorship efforts as per White House requests.

15/ On Jun 4, 2021, a Meta executive confirmed to White House staff that they would continue to increase censorship of “misleading information” according to the White House’s “requests.” They also committed to providing weekly reports to the White House.

16/ On April 21, Flaherty, Slavitt, and other HHS officials, met with Twitter officials about “Twitter Vaccine Misinfo Briefing.” Slavitt suggested Berenson was “the epicenter of disinfo that radiated outwards to the persuadable public.” Berenson was suspended thereafter

17/ Same date, White House staff met with YouTube officials to discuss vaccine misinformation trends and ways to partner in product work. Flaherty expressed concerns about YouTube amplifying vaccine hesitancy and praised YT for reducing watch time on borderline content by 70%.

18/ On Apr 23, 2021, Flaherty sent Facebook a document titled "Facebook COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Brief" which indicated the platform's role in spreading vaccine misinformation and recommended more aggressive censorship.

19/ On May 5, 2021, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki publicly urged Facebook and other platforms to censor COVID-19 misinformation more aggressively, even suggesting potential legal consequences.

20/ Jul 15, tensions escalated between the White House and Facebook. Psaki & Surgeon General Murthy held a press conference to discuss health misinformation as an urgent public health crisis and called for tech companies to take more action against misinformation super-spreaders.

21/ On July 15, 2021, during the same conference, Psaki confirmed regular engagement between senior staff members, the COVID-19 team, and social media platforms. She stated that problematic posts were being flagged to Facebook for review

22/ Tensions between the White House and Facebook escalated on the same day, with Flaherty demanding an explanation from Facebook for what he perceived as inadequate action against misinformation, using strong language to express his frustration.

23/ On July 16, 2021, Psaki publicly stated the White House's belief that social media platforms should be held accountable for their role in the dissemination of misinformation. She suggested that repeat offenders of posting misinformation should face bans.

24/ The tensions between the White House and Facebook continued. On July 20, Psaki expressed that the White House had increased demands from Facebook, including publicly sharing the impact of their misinformation and taking faster action against harmful posts and not just Covid!

25/ Finally, in August 2021, President Biden publicly accused Facebook of "killing people" by allowing vaccine misinformation to spread on its platform. This accusation marked a peak in the ongoing tensions between the White House and Facebook over the handling of COVID-19 misinformation.