{"id":1623191,"date":"2022-08-26T12:06:11","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T16:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1623191"},"modified":"2022-08-26T12:06:18","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T16:06:18","slug":"dhs-shuts-down-disinformation-governance-board-months-after-pause-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-shuts-down-disinformation-governance-board-months-after-pause-2\/","title":{"rendered":"DHS Shuts Down Disinformation Governance Board, Months After Pause"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdhs-shuts-down-disinformation-governance-board-months-after-pause-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1623191&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Department of Homeland Security (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-dhs\">DHS<\/a>) on Aug. 24 said it has officially shut down its controversial Disinformation Governance Board, months after the newly created entity was paused amid widespread concern that it would be weaponized against dissenting voices and become a tool for government censorship.<\/p>\n<p>Homeland Security\u00a0Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas \u201chas terminated the Disinformation Governance Board and rescinded its charter effective today, August 24, 2022,\u201d the department said in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2022\/08\/24\/following-hsac-recommendation-dhs-terminates-disinformation-governance-board\">statement.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The DHS said it \u201cwelcomes\u201d recommendations from the\u00a0Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) subcommittee, which earlier in the day advised Mayorkas that there is \u201cno need for a separate Disinformation Governance Board.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it is our assessment that the underlying work of Department components on this issue is critical,\u201d the HSAC report reads. \u201cThe Department must be able to address the disinformation threat streams that can undermine the security of our homeland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The department acknowledged that the HSAC \u201chas concluded that countering disinformation that threatens the homeland, and providing the public with accurate information in response, is critical to fulfilling the Department\u2019s missions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the HSAC recommendations as a guide, the Department will continue to address threat streams that undermine the security of our country consistent with the law, while upholding the privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties of the American people and promoting transparency in our work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Concerns Over Censorship <\/p>\n<p>Mayorkas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/dhs-sets-up-disinformation-governance-board-to-fight-misinformation_4432889.html\">first announced<\/a> the\u00a0Disinformation Governance Board initiative in late April, when he was asked by Rep. Jim Langevin\u00a0(D-R.I.) at a congressional hearing what the DHS was doing to ensure election security and prevent misinformation in the electoral process, in the lead-up to the 2022 midterms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have just established a Disinformation Governance Board in the\u00a0Department of Homeland Security to more effectively combat this threat, not only to election security but to our homeland security,\u201d\u00a0Mayorkas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?c5013090\/user-clip-mayorkas-announces-disinformation-board\">said at the time<\/a>, adding that the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Aug. 24 said it has officially shut down its controversial Disinformation Governance Board, months after the newly created entity was paused amid widespread concern that it would be weaponized against dissenting voices and become a tool for government censorship. 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