If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The House Oversight Committee, chaired by Representative James Comer (R-KY), has initiated a thorough investigation into NewsGuard, a company perceived by some as being overly aggressive towards independent media. This inquiry highlights concerns over NewsGuard’s influence on free speech and examines the company’s financial arrangements with the US government. NewsGuard, which has been accused of leading a sustained attack on media freedom, is under scrutiny for its role in potentially acting as an opaque agent of censorship, according to a detailed request by Comer for documents from NewsGuard CEOs Steven Brill and Gordon Crovitz. We obtained a copy of the letter for you here. This request for transparency follows legal actions by The Daily Wire, The Federalist, and the State of Texas, and more which challenge the federal government’s decision to fund NewsGuard with nearly $750,000. The probe seeks to uncover whether NewsGuard’s practice of monitoring media biases is itself tainted by bias. Comer expressed concerns over NewsGuard’s compliance with its standards designed to prevent and manage potential conflicts of interest, as well as its investor relations. Further issues were raised by Comer regarding NewsGuard’s possible role in undermining financially vulnerable media outlets. He quoted a journalist who fears that NewsGuard’s operations might be part of a broader federal initiative previously condemned by the judiciary, which aimed to pressure social media platforms and jeopardize the financial viability of certain publishers. The committee is particularly focused on ensuring the truthfulness and transparency of NewsGuard’s government interactions and how it manages conflicts of interest that could affect public welfare. To further this investigation, the committee has requested detailed information from NewsGuard by June 27, 2024. This includes complete records of all government contracts, justifications for any inability to provide these documents, records of disciplinary actions related to policy violations, all policy documents on managing conflicts of interest, communications from investors regarding news evaluations, and all data on corrections made to news articles prompted by NewsGuard’s inquiries. Additionally, they’ve asked for records of NewsGuard’s own editorial mistakes and policies for updating previous evaluations. If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post House Oversight Committee Targets NewsGuard’s Media Influence appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The Biden administration is grappling with backlash as a video depicting President Joe Biden appearing vacant and wandering off, separating from his G7 peers circulated widely online. The footage, in which Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni directs President Biden back in the right direction for the planned photo opportunity, quickly gained traction and has spurred accusations from the media that conservative outlets are disseminating the clip without adequate context, suggesting a deliberate skewing of Biden’s actions. In response to the spreading video, Adrienne Elrod, a spokesperson for Biden’s campaign, labeled the footage “disinformation” and has called on social media platforms to remove or limit its distribution. “Disinformation is alive and well,” she told MSNBC. “…And, look, we’re gonna see more of this. I mean, this is just the reality of campaigning in 2024. So we have to combat that disinformation. We have to hit it hard when it happens and make it clear that these are dirty tactics that MAGA Republicans are using because they can’t run on the issues.” Elrod also said, “We’re going to do what we can to combat it but it does take the voices of surrogates across the country. It does take the media to call it out.” Elron also called on social media platforms to do something about it, “It does take social media platforms where a lot of Americans are getting their information to point it out as well.” This move aligns with previous instances where the Biden team has sought to manage narratives, notably during the October 2020 pre-election period when allegations regarding Hunter Biden’s laptop, and the censorship demands of the COVID era. With Elon Musk’s platform X refusing to censor the content, the Biden camp’s concern has intensified, facing the challenge of countering the narrative without the aid of content suppression on this major social media outlet. Critics argue that such attempts to control media narratives through censorship are detrimental to public discourse, emphasizing the importance of transparency and the free exchange of ideas, even if they are unfavorable to those in power. Display content from Twitter Click here to display content from Twitter. Learn more in Twitter’s privacy policy. Always display content from Twitter Open "content" directly If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post Biden Team Calls For Social Media “Disinformation” Censorship Action After G7 Mishap Goes Viral appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

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