{"id":594869,"date":"2021-07-17T10:36:27","date_gmt":"2021-07-17T14:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=594869"},"modified":"2021-07-17T10:36:29","modified_gmt":"2021-07-17T14:36:29","slug":"psaki-outlines-steps-biden-admin-aims-to-take-with-big-tech-to-censor-posts-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-outlines-steps-biden-admin-aims-to-take-with-big-tech-to-censor-posts-on-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Psaki outlines steps Biden admin. aims to take with Big Tech to censor posts on social media"},"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\">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%2Fpsaki-outlines-steps-biden-admin-aims-to-take-with-big-tech-to-censor-posts-on-social-media%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=594869&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--><div id=\"attachment_2459313\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2459313\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki speaks during the daily press briefing on July 16, 2021, in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:30 AM PT \u2013 Saturday, July 17, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has responded to concerns over Joe Biden\u2019s aggressive action to censor social media posts. At a press briefing on Friday, Psaki outlined the steps the White House aims to take in connection with Facebook in order to enforce social media policies.<\/p>\n<p>She said the federal government wants to know social media outlets are taking steps to address misinformation they deem dangerous to public health. She added Facebook has not been as proactive as the administration would like.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration\u2019s push to censor social media content comes as President Trump has filed a class-action lawsuit against Big Tech giants Facebook, Twitter and Google for suppressing American\u2019s First Amendment right to free speech.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Remember when saying COVID came from a lab was misinformation?<\/p>\n<p>Remember Hunter Biden\u2019s laptop?<\/p>\n<p>Remember Russiagate?<\/p>\n<p>The left calls everything they don\u2019t like misinformation\u2014and now the White House is demanding Big Tech deplatform you.<\/p>\n<p>This is what you see in Communist China.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveScalise\/status\/1416143493890727938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The White House said they\u2019re working with Facebook to take \u201caggressive action\u201d on problematic social media posts. The administration said they will flag and work to censor anything they deem to be disinformation about COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>The Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, announced his advisory on the dangers of health misinformation, which he called a public health threat. He called on tech companies to ramp up their efforts to monitor Americans and stop so-called misinformation \u201csuper-spreaders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Social media companies are recommended by the administration to reduce the number of shares a post deemed false can get. During the briefing, Psaki asserted that Facebook should utilize their algorithm process to promote what they believe to be true.<\/p>\n<p>Psaki claimed there are 12 people who provide 65 percent of vaccine misinformation online who are drowning out other voices. \u201cThere are also proposed changes we have made to social media platforms, including Facebook. And there are specifically four key steps,\u201d said Psaki. \u201cOne, that they measure and publicly share the impact of misinformation on their platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Biden administration is now bragging about how they are working directly with Big Tech to censor posts they consider &#8220;misinformation.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QUPxDcAA0u\">pic.twitter.com\/QUPxDcAA0u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MRCTV (@mrctv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mrctv\/status\/1416129006722818055?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The other steps include platforms enforcing rules, as well as removing posts. These censoring measures come on the heels of Biden\u2019s door-to-door campaign, which aims to increase vaccination rates in hesitant areas.<\/p>\n<p>Of the many Republicans opposing the efforts, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said \u201ca South Carolinians decision to get vaccinated is a personal one for them to make and not the government\u2019s and pressuring people to get the vaccine is a bad policy.\u201d Similarly, Missouri\u2019s Gov. Mike Parson said he wants to do more to get his state vaccinated, but stressed going door-to-door would not work and isn\u2019t permitted in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic National Committee, an ally to Biden, reportedly has plans to work with SMS carriers to monitor text messages and dispel misinformation regarding COVID-19 vaccines. Many critics called these plans an authoritarian form of spying that infringes on the First Amendment.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/nicaraguan-migrants-head-to-u-s-to-escape-abuse\/\">Nicaraguan Migrants Head To U.S. To Escape Abuse<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki speaks during the daily press briefing on July 16, 2021, in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. 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