West Virginia Secretary of \u2064State Mac Warner didn’t hold back when criticizing the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency \u2063(CISA) last month. He called out the federal\u200b agency\u200c for\u2063 lying to the American people and interfering in \u2063elections. Warner’s strong\u2064 words were spoken at a panel during the\u2064 winter meeting of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) in Washington, D.C. Wired’s Eric Geller attempted to defend CISA in an article titled “How a Right-Wing Controversy Could Sabotage US Election Security,” but the \u200bagency’s history of censorship \u200cand election interference supports Warner’s\u200b concerns.<\/p>\n

\u2018Platforms Have Got to Get More\u200c Comfortable With Gov\u2019t\u2019<\/h2>\n
CISA, originally created to protect critical infrastructure\u2062 and guard against cybersecurity\u2063 threats, has expanded its reach to \u200dtarget what it deems as “misinformation” and \u2064”disinformation”\u2063 on social media. The agency \u2062even established a team dedicated\u2063 to\u2064 combating these issues.\u2064 However, their definition \u200dof “malinformation” includes factual information that is inconvenient for the Biden regime.<\/p>\n
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In 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), \u200cCISA’s \u2063parent agency, \u2064launched the controversial “Disinformation Governance Board” to collaborate with social media platforms<\/a> in silencing speech the government disapproved of. \u200cLawsuits have been filed against the Biden administration for attempting \u200cto remove information \u200cdeemed false\u2063 or misleading.<\/p>\n
Leaked documents revealed that CISA director Jen Easterly urged platforms to be \u200dmore comfortable with government involvement. Facebook even had a portal for Homeland Security to report alleged “disinformation.”<\/p>\n
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CISA has also collaborated with\u2063 the \u2064Election Integrity Partnership\u200c and Virality \u200dProject, accused of violating \u2063the First Amendment rights of social media users<\/a>. A lawsuit has been filed against them.<\/p>\n
\u2018Only a Matter of Time\u2019<\/h2>\n
CISA claims\u200d to play an “informational” role, \u200dbut evidence suggests\u200c otherwise. The agency has\u2062 considered creating an\u2063 anti-misinformation “rapid response team<\/a>” and moved its censorship operation to a CISA-funded non-profit to avoid government propaganda accusations.<\/p>\n
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CISA\u200c is \u201cworking with federal partners to mature \u200da whole-of-government approach\u201d to\u2063 curbing alleged misinformation\u2062 and\u2063 disinformation.<\/p>\n
CISA considered the creation of an anti-misinformation \u200d\u201crapid response team\u201d capable of physically deploying across the United States. <\/p>\n
CISA \u2062moved its censorship \u2062operation to a CISA-funded non-profit after CISA and the Biden Administration were sued in \u200bfederal court, implicitly admitting that its censorship activities are unconstitutional.<\/p>\n
CISA wanted to use the same CISA-funded non-profit as its mouthpiece to \u201cavoid the\u200d appearance of government propaganda.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The agency’s advisory committee expressed concerns about being exposed and created a subcommittee focused on protecting\u200d critical infrastructure from misinformation and disinformation. \u200bInterestingly, the subcommittee included Vijaya\u2063 Gadde, Twitter’s former chief legal \u200cofficer involved\u2063 in censoring the New York Post’s Hunter Biden laptop story and permanently banning former President Trump from Twitter.<\/p>\n
\u2018Most Insidious Attack on American Democracy\u2019<\/h2>\n
Geller’s article\u2064 attempts to discredit Warner, but his concerns are valid. Warner, a West Point\u200d graduate and former U.S. \u2063Army member, has firsthand experience \u2063with security threats. He \u2062considers CISA’s actions to be the most insidious \u2063attack\u200b on American democracy in\u200c history.<\/p>\n
Warner has \u2062repeatedly called for an after-action report on the 2020 election, but\u200b CISA\u200d officials\u2062 have ignored his requests. Many state elections officials \u2063fear the backlash from the media and prefer not to address the Biden administration’s disinformation\u2064 campaign.<\/p>\n
A Warning<\/h2>\n
Warner stands out as one of the few\u200c voices speaking out against \u2064CISA and \u2062distancing himself from \u200cthe agency. However, Geller worries\u200b that other conservative colleagues may continue \u2063working with CISA, despite its abusive practices. It’s crucial \u200cfor \u2062officials to recognize the agency’s track\u200b record and rhetoric, as \u2064Warner’s warnings are not simply a\u200d “right-wing controversy.”<\/p>\n
CISA director Jen Easterly has even stated that \u2064building resilience to misinformation and disinformation is incredibly\u2063 important, \u2062despite the agency’s disregard \u2063for the \u200dFirst Amendment.<\/p>\n
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How does CISA’s collaboration \u200bwith Big Tech and social media platforms impact free speech and democracy?<\/h2>\n
Of the government producing propaganda,\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Warner’s criticism of CISA’s interference\u200d in elections \u2064is not \u2062unfounded.\u200b The agency’s collaboration with Big Tech and social media platforms\u2062 to censor and silence speech goes against the \u200dprinciples of free speech and democracy. By\u200b targeting what it deems as “misinformation” and “disinformation,” CISA is\u2062 effectively controlling the narrative and suppressing dissenting voices<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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The leaked documents \u2063revealing CISA’s push for government involvement \u200bin social media platforms raise concerns about \u2064privacy and individual \u200dfreedoms. The government should\u2062 not have the power to dictate what is truth and what is false, especially when it comes to political discourse. Giving CISA the authority to determine what information is “misinformation” opens\u2063 the door \u200bto potential abuse and manipulation.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the creation of the “Disinformation Governance Board” by the Department of Homeland Security is \u2063a worrisome development. Collaborating with social media platforms to silence speech deemed\u200b unfavorable to\u200c the \u2062government \u200cis a direct infringement\u2063 on the First Amendment rights of American citizens.<\/p>\n
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The lawsuit against CISA \u2063and its \u2063partners, the Election Integrity Partnership and Virality Project, is an \u200cessential step in holding the agency accountable for its actions. \u2063Protecting the First Amendment rights of individuals and \u2062ensuring \u2063the integrity of elections should be the priority, not the suppression of information and the control of social media platforms.<\/p>\n
In a democracy, it is vital to have\u2063 open \u2064and robust public discourse, where ideas can be freely expressed, debated, and evaluated. CISA’s attempts to\u200d control the\u2064 flow of\u200d information and silence dissenting voices undermine the foundations of democracy.<\/p>\n
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If the United \u2064States wants to maintain\u200b its standing as a beacon of freedom and democracy, it must ensure that \u2062the principles of free speech and open debate are\u200b upheld. CISA’s actions erode public trust<\/a> and undermine the \u200blegitimacy \u2062of elections. It is crucial for lawmakers and citizens alike \u200bto stand up against \u200cthis infringement \u2063on individual liberties and hold the agency accountable.<\/p>\n
Secretary Warner’s criticism of CISA\u200c should serve as \u200ba \u2064wake-up call to all \u200cAmericans who value freedom of speech and democracy. The government should not have the power\u200c to dictate what information is acceptable and what \u2063is not. It\u200c is up\u200d to the \u2062American people to defend their rights and ensure that censorship and interference in elections have no place\u200d in a free and democratic \u200bsociety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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How does CISA’s collaboration \u200bwith Big Tech and social media platforms impact free speech and democracy?<\/h2>\n Of the government producing propaganda,\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n