{"id":2017184,"date":"2023-08-30T17:59:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T21:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republican-subpoenas-group-that-pushes-big-tech-companies-to-ban-users\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T18:00:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T22:00:07","slug":"top-republican-subpoenas-group-that-pushes-big-tech-companies-to-ban-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republican-subpoenas-group-that-pushes-big-tech-companies-to-ban-users\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Subpoenas Group Advocating Big Tech User Bans"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Ftop-republican-subpoenas-group-that-pushes-big-tech-companies-to-ban-users%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=2017184&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--><h2>A Top Republican Issues Subpoena Against Group Advocating Big Tech Censorship<\/h2>\n<p>In a bold move, \u200dRep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of \u200bthe U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, has issued a \u2064subpoena to the Center for \u2063Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), \u200da group \u200cknown\u200d for pressuring Big Tech companies to ban\u2064 users.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republican-subpoenas-group-that-pushes-big-tech-companies-to-ban-users\/\" title=\"GOP Subpoenas Group Advocating Big Tech User Bans\">subpoena specifically requests documents<\/a> and communications related to the center&#8217;s contact with\u2063 President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration. This comes after the center refused to cooperate voluntarily with\u200c Mr.\u200c Jordan, who is leading an investigation into the government&#8217;s coordination with \u2063Big Tech \u2062and other \u200corganizations to censor individuals.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/doj-and-fbi-subpoenaed-for-alleged-social-media-censorship-documents-5473036\">DOJ, FBI Subpoenaed for\u200c Alleged Social Media \u200cCensorship Documents<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/17\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/judge-compares-biden-admins-social-media-censorship-to-mafia-style-tactics-as-biden-lawyers-claim-no-proof-of-coercion-5459667\">Judge Compares Biden \u2062Admin&#8217;s Social Media Censorship to Mafia-Style Tactics as Biden Lawyers Claim No Proof of Coercion<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/11\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The committee expressed frustration with\u200d CCDH&#8217;s lack\u2064 of cooperation, stating, &#8220;To date, CCDH has failed\u200c to produce \u2062a\u2062 single document, despite admissions to the Committee and to the press that \u200cpart of CCDH&#8217;s work\u200b includes\u2063 directly engaging with the Executive Branch and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-poll-watcher-it-expert-non-trump-supporter-affidavit-sudden-surge-of-20000-mail-in-votes-for-biden-in-early-hours-on-nov\/\" title=\"GA Poll Watcher, IT Expert, Non-Trump Supporter Affidavit: Sudden Surge of 20,000 Mail-In-Votes For Biden In Early Hours On Nov\">social media companies<\/a>. CCDH&#8217;s counsel has informed the committee that \u200bCCDH will not comply\u2064 with voluntary requests, leaving the\u2063 committee with no choice but to subpoena.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>CCDH has yet to respond to the \u200bsubpoena or provide any\u2063 comment on the matter.<\/p>\n<h2>The &#8216;Disinformation Dozen&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>CCDH, based in London with an office in Washington, has been a vocal advocate for Big Tech companies \u2063like Facebook to ban certain users, including Robert\u2064 F. Kennedy Jr., a former presidential candidate.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Mr. \u2064Jordan&#8217;s investigation, CCDH released a letter clarifying its mission and work.\u200c The nonprofit emphasized \u200cits collaboration with governmental officials from both Republican and\u2063 Democratic administrations in \u2062an effort to combat\u200c online hate and disinformation.<\/p>\n<p>CCDH also made \u200cit clear \u2063that it is solely funded by private donors and does not\u2064 receive any funding from\u2064 the U.S.\u2063 government.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, CCDH published a report titled &#8220;The Disinformation Dozen,&#8221; \u2063which highlighted 13 individuals, including Mr. Kennedy, for posting &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-these-12-people-are-responsible-for-most-covid-misinformation-never-says-who-they-are\/\" title=\"Biden Says \u2018These 12 People\u2019 Are Responsible For Most COVID Misinformation. Never Says Who They Are.\">anti-vaccine content<\/a>&#8221; on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-who-trash-their-family-in-public-cant-be-trusted\/\" title=\"Don't trust those who publicly criticize their own family.\">social\u200b media platforms<\/a>. The group argued that deplatforming \u2063these individuals was the most effective way to combat the spread of harmful information.<\/p>\n<p>One of the posts mentioned in the report accurately predicted \u2062the requirement of COVID-19 vaccination proof for travel, further supporting\u200c CCDH&#8217;s\u200c stance.<\/p>\n<p>The House panel is focusing on CCDH due \u200cto evidence\u200d presented in recent court cases, which revealed that White House officials referenced the group&#8217;s \u2062report when pressuring platforms \u200bto ban users, including Mr. Kennedy. The disinformation dozen was also \u200cpublicly discussed by White\u2062 House press secretary Jen Psaki.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of the pressure, platforms like \u200dFacebook took\u200b action against the individuals\u2064 listed\u200c in the report.<\/p>\n<h2>Lawsuit<\/h2>\n<p>X, formerly known as \u200dTwitter, has filed a lawsuit \u2062against CCDH, accusing the nonprofit of engaging in a campaign to drive advertisers \u2062away.\u2062 The \u200dcomplaint alleges that CCDH illegally accessed secure data and used selective posts to falsely claim \u200dthat hate \u2064speech on the platform had increased since Elon Musk took over.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit claims that media coverage \u2063of CCDH&#8217;s allegations convinced advertisers to stop buying ads on X, ultimately stifling freedom of speech on\u200b the platform. CCDH&#8217;s founder and CEO, Imran Ahmed, believes that Musk is \u2063attempting to silence their efforts to combat hate and disinformation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Center for Countering Digital Hate&#8217;s research shows that hate and disinformation is spreading like \u2062wildfire on the \u2064platform under Musk&#8217;s ownership, and this lawsuit is a direct attempt to silence \u2062those\u200b efforts. People don&#8217;t want to see or be associated\u2062 with \u2063hate,&#8221; Ahmed stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A subpoena has been issued by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, against the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH). The subpoena aims to obtain documents and communications related to the center&#8217;s contact with Big Tech companies and their efforts to pressure them into banning users.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":2017185,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2017184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2017184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017184\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2017185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2017184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2017184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2017184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}