{"id":2169135,"date":"2024-02-06T12:45:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T17:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-jordan-reveals-emails-accuses-wh-of-pressuring-amazon-to-censor-books-letting-americans-think-for-themselves-was-unacceptable\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T12:48:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T17:48:17","slug":"jim-jordan-reveals-emails-accuses-wh-of-pressuring-amazon-to-censor-books-letting-americans-think-for-themselves-was-unacceptable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-jordan-reveals-emails-accuses-wh-of-pressuring-amazon-to-censor-books-letting-americans-think-for-themselves-was-unacceptable\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Jordan exposes emails, accuses White House of pressuring Amazon to censor books, deeming independent thinking unacceptable"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fjim-jordan-reveals-emails-accuses-wh-of-pressuring-amazon-to-censor-books-letting-americans-think-for-themselves-was-unacceptable%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=2169135&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 Judiciary\u2064 Committee \u200cChairman Jim Jordan Exposes Amazon&#8217;s Censorship<\/h2>\n<p>In \u200da captivating thread titled &#8220;The Amazon Files,&#8221; \u2063Representative Jim Jordan \u2064(R-OH), \u2062the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee,\u2063 revealed emails that he \u200cclaims\u200c demonstrate Amazon&#8217;s \u200bcompliance with pressure from the Biden administration to censor books.<\/p>\n<p>The emails, both from the Biden administration\u2062 to Amazon and internal messages \u2063within the company, indicate that\u2064 Amazon implemented a &#8220;Do Not Promote&#8221; feature for books expressing\u2062 hesitancy about COVID vaccines on the same day\u2063 it met with the White House in\u2062 March \u200b2021, according to Jordan.<\/p>\n<p>These emails also reveal that nearly three\u2064 years\u200b ago, senior White House advisor \u2064Andy \u2063Slavitt, who \u200dwas simultaneously pressuring Facebook to suppress vaccine-related \u2063stories, reached\u2062 out to Amazon \u2064to address\u2064 what he referred to as \u2063&#8221;propaganda and misinformation&#8221; in\u200c books sold on\u200c the\u200b platform. Slavitt expressed concern about the search \u200cresults\u2064 for &#8220;vaccines&#8221;\u2063 on \u2062Amazon.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan questioned how the \u2064Biden White\u200c House \u200bdetermined\u200b that there was &#8220;propaganda and misinformation&#8221; in Amazon&#8217;s bookstore. He claimed that the White House\u2064 conducted keyword\u2064 searches for controversial topics \u2062and contacted Amazon when it was dissatisfied with the\u2064 search \u2063results.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THE AMAZON FILES \u2013 &#8220;feeling pressure from the White House&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Internal docs subpoenaed by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JudiciaryGOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JudiciaryGOP<\/a> \u200b&#038; \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Weaponization?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Weaponization<\/a> indicate that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amazon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amazon<\/a> \u2064bowed down to Biden White House pressure to censor BOOKS.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\uddf5 Thread:<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan\/status\/1754637204146581783?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, \u200c2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In response to\u2063 the Biden administration&#8217;s request, Amazon \u200dappeared\u200d to consider taking \u200caction but refrained from &#8220;doing a manual intervention&#8221; \u200cdue to concerns that it would attract attention from news outlets like Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan asked why the Biden White House \u2062was so\u2064 displeased with Amazon. He suggested that \u200bAmazon&#8217;s commitment to providing\u2063 customers \u200cwith access to various viewpoints and \u200callowing them to think for themselves was unacceptable to \u200cthe Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan revealed that a week\u200c after the initial email, Amazon met with the White House. Internal documents\u200c showed that Amazon sought clarification \u2062from the\u200b administration on whether they were\u200b being asked to remove books or if the \u200bconcern \u2063was primarily about \u2062search results\u2064 and order. Additionally, Amazon admitted to\u2064 feeling pressure from \u2063the \u200cWhite House and anticipated a negative story from BuzzFeed\u2063 regarding books on Amazon related to vaccine misinformation.<\/p>\n<p>On the same day\u2063 as the meeting with \u2064the\u2063 White House, Amazon \u2063enabled the &#8220;Do Not Promote&#8221; feature\u2062 for books\u2063 questioning the\u2064 effectiveness \u200cof COVID vaccines. Jordan claimed that the tech giant also explored other methods to reduce the visibility of books disliked by the Biden White House.<\/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>&#8220;That&#8217;s \u2064right. Amazon \u200dcaved to the pressure from the Biden \u2062White House to censor\u200b speech,&#8221; declared Jordan, emphasizing \u2062the significance of\u200b this revelation.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan concluded the \u2062thread by\u200c announcing that\u2064 the Judiciary Committee and the Subcommittee on \u2062the \u200bWeaponization of \u2063the Federal Government are\u200d investigating \u200cthe Biden administration&#8217;s efforts\u2062 to pressure Amazon into enforcing\u2064 more censorship.<\/p>\n<p>This discovery adds\u200d Amazon to \u200dthe \u200cgrowing list of tech giants that have\u200d faced \u2063pressure from \u2062the Biden administration to censor vaccine-related information. Previously, Jordan released the\u2063 &#8220;Facebook \u2062Files,&#8221; exposing how the Biden administration influenced\u2063 Facebook \u2064to suppress speech\u2064 it disagreed with,\u2064 including limiting The Daily Wire&#8217;s reach \u200bon\u200d the platform. Later, it was revealed that YouTube also complied with \u2064the White House&#8217;s censorship requests \u200cbefore Facebook\u2062 was pressured to follow suit, according \u200dto documents \u2064shared \u200bwith Jordan.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why is it important for \u200cthe House Judiciary Committee to conduct a thorough investigation into\u200b government interference in Amazon&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/listen-elon-musk-presses-robinhood-ceo-about-gamestop-fiasco-restricted-trading\/\" title=\"LISTEN: Elon Musk Presses Robinhood CEO About GameStop Fiasco, Restricted Trading\">decision-making process<\/a>\u200b and the \u200cpotential censorship under pressure from the Biden administration<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2064Documents\u200b show that on the same day as the meeting, Amazon implemented a &#8220;Do Not Promote&#8221; feature for books expressing hesitancy\u200c about COVID vaccines.<\/p>\n<p>The Chairman \u2063expressed concern about the role the Biden administration played in\u2063 Amazon&#8217;s decision to censor certain books and the potential infringement on freedom of speech. He argued that the government&#8217;s\u200b interference in what books are\u2063 available to the public is not only\u200c a\u200b violation of the First Amendment but also sets \u2064a dangerous precedent.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Jordan raised questions about \u2064how the\u200c Biden White House was determining what constituted \u200c&#8221;propaganda and misinformation&#8221; in books sold on Amazon. \u200cHe pointed out that this determination seemed to be \u200bbased on keyword searches and subjective opinions rather \u2062than objective criteria. \u2062This\u2063 raises concerns about potential bias and selective censorship.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan&#8217;s revelation regarding Amazon&#8217;s\u2064 compliance with pressure\u2063 from the Biden administration is significant in raising\u200b awareness about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-ag-paxton-traveled-to-china-to-meet-with-govt-officials-disregarding-staff-warnings\/\" title=\"Texas AG Paxton ignored staff warnings and traveled to China to meet with government officials.\">potential government influence<\/a> on the availability of information and ideas. It\u2064 highlights the need for transparency in the decision-making process and a robust defense of free \u2062speech rights.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon, as one of the largest platforms for the dissemination of books and information, has a responsibility\u200c to uphold the principles of freedom of speech and provide access\u2063 to a diverse range of ideas and perspectives. The \u200ccompany should\u2062 not\u2064 be influenced by political pressure in \u2062determining what books are promoted or \u200dsuppressed.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 implications of Amazon&#8217;s censorship extend beyond the platform itself. It sets a dangerous precedent that \u2062other tech companies may feel \u2062compelled \u200cto follow. If companies like Amazon are bowing down to \u2064political pressure to censor certain\u2062 viewpoints, it undermines the democratic principle of free expression and the\u200b ability of individuals to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wholesale-used-car-prices-tumbled-in-july\/\" title=\"Used car prices dropped significantly in July.\">make\u200b informed decisions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Congressman \u200dJordan&#8217;s revelation of these emails is a call to \u2064action for Americans\u200b to be vigilant in defending freedom of speech\u200b and resisting any attempts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heritage-sues-biden-administration-for-info-on-parent-groups-extremist-label\/\" title=\"Heritage sues Biden admin for parent group's 'extremist' label info.\">suppress dissenting opinions<\/a>.\u200b It is crucial that we promote an open marketplace\u2064 of ideas and protect the right \u200dto access a diverse \u2063range of viewpoints and information.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b House Judiciary Committee should conduct a thorough \u200cinvestigation into the extent\u2063 of government interference in Amazon&#8217;s decision-making process and \u200cwhether the company censored books under pressure from the Biden administration. This investigation should\u2063 aim\u2064 to\u200d preserve the freedom of speech and ensure\u200d that companies like Amazon are \u200cnot manipulated into suppressing certain ideas or viewpoints.<\/p>\n<p>As \u200ccitizens, it is imperative that we voice our concerns and hold both \u2062the government \u200dand private entities accountable for any\u2062 actions \u2063that infringe upon our fundamental rights. Freedom of speech is\u200b a cornerstone of democracy, and \u200dany attempts to undermine it should be met with resistance. Together, we must defend the principles that\u200b uphold our democratic society and ensure that censorship based on political bias does not become the \u2063norm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) shared &#8220;The Amazon Files&#8221; on X, exposing emails indicating that the Biden administration influenced the tech giant to censor books. 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