Censorship Is More Dangerous Than Disinformation

The First Amendment is under assault by the very people entrusted to protect it. The Biden administration and the corporate media removed any doubt about this after a July 4 ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Terry A. Doughty. 

Evidence revealed during the discovery process in Missouri v. Biden convinced the judge that administration officials illegally pressured social media platforms to censor disfavored views. Doughty issued a 155-page opinion and an injunction prohibiting federal officials from “pressuring or coercing social-media companies in any manner to remove, delete, suppress, or reduce posted content of postings containing protected free speech.”

The White House’s response to Judge Doughty’s injunction was generally dismissive. As Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre phrased it on July 5, “We are going to continue to promote responsible actions to protect public health, safety and security when confronted by challenges like a deadly pandemic and foreign attacks on our election.” The Biden Justice Department asked the court to stay the injunction, characterizing it as “ambiguous” and “vague,” while insisting that it lacks “clarity with respect to what the injunction does not prohibit.”