{"id":2098136,"date":"2023-11-14T07:20:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T12:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-propose-gutting-pentagon-censorship-regime-in-defense-reauthorization-bill\/"},"modified":"2023-11-14T07:24:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T12:24:46","slug":"house-republicans-propose-gutting-pentagon-censorship-regime-in-defense-reauthorization-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-propose-gutting-pentagon-censorship-regime-in-defense-reauthorization-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans Propose Gutting Pentagon Censorship Regime In Defense Reauthorization Bill"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fhouse-republicans-propose-gutting-pentagon-censorship-regime-in-defense-reauthorization-bill%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=2098136&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>House Republicans Take Aim at Pentagon&#8217;s Censorship Regime<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n        <!-- Image content --><br \/>\n      <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>House Republicans \u2062are fighting back against the Pentagon&#8217;s censorship regime in the latest version\u2062 of the \u200b2024 National Defense Authorization Act\u200d (NDAA).<\/p>\n<p>Representative Richard \u2063McCormick \u2064from Georgia \u200dhas attached an amendment to\u2063 the annual defense bill \u200dthat aims to \u200dstrip \u2063the department\u200d of its power to \u200bengage in\u200c censorship or blacklist \u200dnews \u2062sources. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-propose-gutting-pentagon-censorship-regime-in-defense-reauthorization-bill\/\" title=\"House Republicans Propose Gutting Pentagon Censorship Regime In Defense Reauthorization Bill\">amendment \u2063specifically \u200ctargets \u2064censorship organizations<\/a> like NewsGuard, the Global Disinformation Index (GDI), and \u2063Graphika\u2062 Technologies, which advise the censorship or blacklisting of\u200c news sources based on subjective criteria or political biases under the guise of &#8220;fact-checking&#8221; or \u200bremoving &#8220;misinformation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Censorship groups such \u2062as \u2062GDI and NewsGuard\u200c have been attempting to impose \u2064a\u200d regime that \u200ddiscriminates against conservative outlets on behalf of the federal government. GDI, a British group,\u200b compiles \u200bsecretive lists of news organizations to boycott,\u2064 while NewsGuard, subsidized by federal tax \u2064dollars, discredits websites \u2064critical of establishment-approved narratives.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200dFebruary, GDI was exposed\u200b for blacklisting \u200cwebsites such as The Federalist, The American Spectator, Newsmax, \u2064and The New York \u200dPost. GDI&#8217;s partners have\u2062 included the U.S. State\u200b Department and\u200c the National Endowment for Democracy, both funded by the government. According to investigative \u200breporter \u2064Gabe Kaminsky,\u2062 GDI received nearly $1 million in funding\u200d from 2020 to 2022.<\/p>\n<p>NewsGuard, on the \u200cother \u200chand, is a browser extension that rates the credibility of news organizations. It \u200bdowngrades \u2062conservative websites\u200d while \u200dgiving perfect scores \u2064to legacy outlets \u200dthat spread false information. In 2021, NewsGuard received a $750,000 contract from the \u2063Department of Defense.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Defense Department&#8217;s\u2062 censorship regime goes beyond contracting with\u2063 NewsGuard. California-based PeakMetrics also \u2063won a Pentagon-State Department contest and received funding to develop its &#8220;social listening&#8221; technology \u2062with DOD aid.<\/p>\n<p>Representative McCormick believes that\u2063 these agencies \u200bare avoiding conservative stations where they could find potential\u200c recruits. Only the Marine Corps and Space Force met their\u2064 recruitment\u200d goals for\u2064 2023,\u200d while the Army, Air\u2064 Force, and\u2064 Navy fell short.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If advertisers want the best results for their\u2063 money,&#8221; McCormick said, &#8220;they should focus on\u200c conservative venues.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>About the Author<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Tristan Justice \u200cis the western\u2063 correspondent for\u2062 The Federalist and\u2062 the author of Social \u2062Justice Redux, \u200ba conservative newsletter on culture, \u2062health, and wellness.<\/li>\n<li>He has also written for\u200c The Washington Examiner and The Daily \u200dSignal, and\u200d his work has been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News.<\/li>\n<li>Tristan \u2062graduated from \u2062George\u2064 Washington University\u200c with a major in \u2063political science and a\u200d minor in journalism.<\/li>\n<li>Follow him on Twitter\u2062 at <strong>@JusticeTristan<\/strong> \u200cor contact him \u200cat <strong>Tristan@thefederalist.com<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Sign\u200b up for Tristan&#8217;s email newsletter\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why do House Republicans \u2063believe that eliminating the Pentagon&#8217;s\u200b collaboration with censorship organizations is necessary to restore the integrity of the free press and preserve democratic values<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ractices have raised concerns among House \u200dRepublicans, who argue that \u200bthese censorship organizations \u2062are infringing\u200d on the freedom of speech\u200d and press\u2063 guaranteed by the First\u200c Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>Representative\u200c McCormick&#8217;s amendment to the NDAA intends to put an end to the Pentagon&#8217;s collaboration with these censorship organizations.\u2064 The\u200d amendment not only seeks to strip the department of its power to engage in censorship but\u200c also aims to\u2062 prevent it from using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-taxpayer-funded-abortion-seekers-are-often-repeat-customers\/\" title=\"Study: Taxpayer-Funded Abortion Seekers Are Often Repeat Customers\">federal tax dollars<\/a> to subsidize groups like GDI and NewsGuard.<\/p>\n<p>The issue of censorship\u200c in \u200cthe defense \u200bbill has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-pour-millions-into-washington-senate-race-as-republican-challenger-tiffany-smiley-gains-momentum\/\" title=\"Dems Pour Millions Into Washington Senate Race As Republican Challenger Tiffany Smiley Gains Momentum\">gained substantial support<\/a> from House Republicans. They\u200c argue \u2063that the \u2062Pentagon&#8217;s \u2063collaboration \u2063with these \u200dorganizations undermines the principles\u2062 of free speech and \u200cpress in the United\u200b States.\u200b By censoring news sources \u2062based\u2062 on subjective criteria \u2062or political biases, these organizations \u200dessentially control the flow of information and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-halts-illinois-law-targeting-pregnancy-counseling-centers\/\" title=\"Federal Judge Halts Illinois Law Targeting Pregnancy Counseling Centers\">stifle differing viewpoints<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Critics of the Pentagon&#8217;s censorship \u2064regime point out that it is\u2063 antithetical to the principles of democracy. The ability to criticize and hold those in power accountable is a \u200ccornerstone of a \u200cfree society, and any attempt \u2063to suppress this \u200bfreedom undermines the\u2062 democratic process.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the collaboration between\u200d the Pentagon and these censorship organizations raises questions about transparency and accountability. The secretive \u2064nature of compiling blacklists and the lack\u2062 of clear criteria for categorizing news sources as\u2062 trustworthy \u2064or untrustworthy \u200cundermine the credibility of these censorship organizations.<\/p>\n<p>The amendment proposed by Representative \u200cMcCormick is a \u200bstep towards safeguarding the freedom of speech and press in the United States. It aims to \u200densure that the government does not have \u200dthe \u2062power to decide what news sources are\u2063 acceptable and\u200c what information is considered trustworthy.<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans argue that the \u2064role of the government \u2062should\u2064 be to protect and defend\u200b the principles of the Constitution,\u2064 not to engage in \u2064censorship \u200cor blacklist news sources based on political biases.\u2062 By eliminating\u2063 the Pentagon&#8217;s \u200ccollaboration with censorship \u200dorganizations, they hope to \u200crestore the integrity of the free press and preserve\u200b the democratic values upon which the United States was founded.<\/p>\n<p>As the debate over the\u2063 defense bill \u2063continues, it remains to\u2064 be seen whether the amendment \u200bproposed by Representative McCormick will be included in\u2062 the final\u2064 version of the NDAA. However, the fact that\u2062 House Republicans are taking a stand against\u200d the \u2062Pentagon&#8217;s censorship regime highlights the importance of \u200bprotecting the freedom of speech and press in a democratic society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans are taking aim at the Pentagon\u2019s censorship regime in the latest version of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). In June, Rep. Richard McCormick, R-Ga., attached an amendment to the annual defense bill to strip the department of its ability to engage in censorship or the blacklisting of news sources. 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