{"id":2113479,"date":"2023-12-01T14:39:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T19:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-biden-admin-praised-youtubes-censorship-used-it-to-pressure-facebook-to-intensify-suppression-of-vaccine-stories\/"},"modified":"2023-12-01T14:42:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T19:42:54","slug":"exclusive-biden-admin-praised-youtubes-censorship-used-it-to-pressure-facebook-to-intensify-suppression-of-vaccine-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-biden-admin-praised-youtubes-censorship-used-it-to-pressure-facebook-to-intensify-suppression-of-vaccine-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Admin Applauds YouTube&#8217;s Censorship, Urges Facebook to Increase Vaccine Story Suppression"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fexclusive-biden-admin-praised-youtubes-censorship-used-it-to-pressure-facebook-to-intensify-suppression-of-vaccine-stories%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=2113479&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>White House Pressured Big Tech to Censor\u2063 Americans&#8217; Speech During COVID Vaccine Rollout<\/h2>\n<p>In a \u200drecent revelation, it has been disclosed that the Biden administration exerted pressure on Big Tech companies\u200b to censor Americans&#8217;\u2062 speech regarding the COVID vaccine. Shockingly, Google&#8217;s YouTube complied with the White House&#8217;s requests even before Facebook was coerced\u2062 into doing the same. These documents \u2063were shared with\u2064 House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan\u2063 and obtained by The Daily\u200b Wire.<\/p>\n<h3>YouTube\u200b Takes the Lead<\/h3>\n<p>An \u200cemail dated April 18, 2021, reveals that Facebook President for Global Affairs, Nick Clegg, expressed concern after being informed by\u200d senior\u200d White House advisor Andy Slavitt that Facebook \u200bwas falling behind in removing\u200d content that led to vaccine hesitancy, while YouTube had made \u2062significant\u200d progress in\u200d this regard.<\/p>\n<p>Clegg,\u2063 a former deputy prime minister \u200cof the United\u200b Kingdom, wrote in the email, &#8220;There are some pretty serious \u2014 and sensitive &#8230; issues we need to address. He was appreciative of the \u200ddata we sent through on Friday, and confirmed that they had\u2062 never received so much data from us before.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It seems that the White House believed Facebook was lagging behind other tech companies, as Clegg mentioned that Andy attended a meeting organized by Biden&#8217;s censorship czar, Rob Flaherty, where it was concluded that Facebook was a &#8220;disinformation factory&#8221; while YouTube had \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thousands-of-defendants-charged-in-covid-relief-fraud-by-doj\/\" title=\"DOJ charges thousands in COVID relief fraud.\">made significant \u2064strides<\/a> in removing vaccine hesitancy content.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_661071\" style=\"width: 504px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-661071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Facebook Email<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Earlier this year, Jim Jordan released the &#8220;Facebook Files,&#8221; which\u200c exposed\u200d how the Biden administration pressured the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-bans-gop-account-allows-inflammatory-dnc-ads\/\" title=\"Facebook bans GOP account, allows inflammatory DNC ads\">social media giant<\/a> to suppress speech it disagreed with. This included limiting the reach of outlets like The Daily\u2063 Wire and boosting legacy media\u200b outlets.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200cemails released\u200d by Jordan, Flaherty suggested that Facebook should\u200c change\u2064 its algorithm to prioritize authoritative\u200b news sources like the New York Times and Wall Street Journal over The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d latest batch of emails\u2064 demonstrates the close collaboration between the White House and Big Tech companies, as well \u2064as the companies&#8217; eagerness \u2062to fulfill \u200cthe administration&#8217;s demands. The \u2064Biden administration set specific goals for Facebook to censor anti-vaccine content, particularly targeting \u200bthose who were not swayed by official sources \u2063of \u200cinformation.<\/p>\n<p>Clegg mentioned \u200bthat Slavitt was furious when Facebook failed to remove a\u2063 post critical of the COVID vaccine, which happened to be one of the most popular posts in the \u200bdata set provided to him. Clegg raised concerns about First Amendment protections, but Slavitt dismissed\u200d them, claiming that the post undermined confidence in the \u200cvaccine among the target audience of the\u200b Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>Slavitt even asserted that YouTube would never allow such content, as revealed in the emails.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_661073\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-661073\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Facebook \u2062Email<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>About\u2063 ten days later, it became apparent that Google was closely following \u200dthe Biden administration&#8217;s requests. In an email dated April 29, 2021, the Google\/YouTube government \u200caffairs team\u2064 mentioned their discussions with White House staff regarding YouTube&#8217;s \u2064policies and efforts to combat COVID-19 misinformation. The email indicated that\u200d these discussions were fruitful and well-received.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_661075\" style=\"width: 511px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-661075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Google Email<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>With the release of the &#8220;Twitter Files&#8221; and the Judiciary Committee&#8217;s\u200d findings on\u200d Facebook, the American\u2064 public has witnessed the \u200ccollusion between \u2063the Biden \u2062administration and Big Tech companies to suppress speech and silence dissenting voices. The &#8220;Facebook\u2063 Files&#8221; were inspired by the \u2062&#8221;Twitter Files,&#8221; \u2064which exposed how \u2064Twitter \u200bdirectly communicated with the Biden administration and the\u200b FBI, discussing tweets and accounts of individuals expressing concerns about the COVID vaccine.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the implications of the collaboration between the White House and\u2063 tech companies in relation to freedom of speech and democracy<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Meet the White House&#8217;s expectations and urged the company to &#8220;do better&#8221; in terms of removing vaccine hesitancy content. This pressure from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-bidens-daughter-lived-in-white-house-near-the-time-when-she-represented-foreign-nation-report\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden's daughter resided in the White House while representing a foreign nation, per report.\">government raises concerns<\/a> about the violation of free speech \u200cand the ability of tech companies to operate independently\u2064 without government interference.<\/p>\n<h3>Facebook&#8217;s Compliance<\/h3>\n<p>Although Facebook appeared to be lagging behind, it eventually complied with the White\u200b House&#8217;s requests. In another email exchange, Clegg reassured Andy Slavitt that Facebook had taken action to address the issue of vaccine hesitancy content. Clegg stated, &#8220;We\u2019ve taken down 12 million pieces \u2064of information. We\u2019ve\u200d added warning labels to \u2064167 million posts. We\u2063 partner with over 80 different fact-checking organizations around \u2062the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>These numbers indicate the extent to which Facebook was willing to cooperate with the government&#8217;s demands \u200dto censor certain speech. The question arises as to whether this level of censorship is \u2063necessary and whether it infringes on\u2063 individuals&#8217; right to\u200d express their opinions freely.<\/p>\n<h3>Concerns\u200b over Freedom of Speech<\/h3>\n<p>The Biden administration&#8217;s actions, as exposed by these documents, raise concerns about the erosion of freedom of speech in the digital age. While there is a need to combat misinformation\u2064 and disinformation, \u200dthe line between combating falsehoods and suppressing dissenting opinions becomes\u200b blurred when\u2063 the\u2062 government \u2063begins pressuring tech \u2064companies to censor specific \u200dcontent.<\/p>\n<p>The role \u2064of Big Tech in policing online speech has increasingly become a topic of concern. The fact that the White House was\u2062 actively involved in pressuring these companies to censor speech related to the COVID vaccine rollout implies a collusion between government and\u2063 corporations that threatens the principles of democracy and open discourse.<\/p>\n<p>This revelation \u200dalso sheds light on the power \u2063wielded by major tech companies such as Google&#8217;s YouTube and Facebook in shaping public opinion. With their algorithms and moderation policies, they have\u2063 the ability to control the narrative and influence what information individuals have access to. It is crucial to question whether such power should be concentrated in the hands of a few companies, especially when there is evidence of governmental influence\u200b over their decision-making processes.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>The disclosure \u200dof the \u200dBiden administration&#8217;s \u200cpressure on Big Tech\u2063 to censor Americans&#8217; speech during \u200bthe COVID vaccine rollout raises significant concerns about freedom of speech and the role of digital platforms in shaping public discourse. The collaboration\u2063 between the White House \u200dand tech \u2063companies, as evidenced by the emails, brings into question the independence of\u200d these companies and highlights the need for transparency and accountability in their moderation practices.<\/p>\n<p>As technology continues to play a central role in our lives, it is essential to strike a balance between combating misinformation and preserving the fundamental rights of individuals to express their opinions freely. The \u200bactions\u200c of the Biden administration and\u2062 the compliance of Big\u200c Tech companies must be scrutinized to\u2062 ensure the protection of democratic values and the right to engage\u2064 in \u2064open and honest debates about important issues such as public health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shared with House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, it was revealed that Google&#8217;s YouTube complied with the Biden administration&#8217;s request to censor Americans&#8217; speech regarding the COVID vaccine rollout. Facebook was later pressured to do the same. 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