Rep. Jim Jordan sent subpoenas to Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, and other major tech companies seeking communications about their compliance with foreign governments’ censorship regimes and ‘the extent to which the Biden-Harris Administration aided or abetted these efforts.’
European politicians last Thursday called for social media censorship to combat 'misinformation' and 'hate speech' and to 'protect democracy,' criticizing X and Meta's free speech policies during a debate at the Council of Europe.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has eliminated DEI policies and removed tampons from men’s restrooms, sparking quiet employee protests. The move reflects a larger conservative shift in Silicon Valley, as Big Tech seeks to conform to a second Trump term.
President Joe Biden harshly criticized Meta's decision to eliminate its professional fact-checking program in favor of user-driven community notes, labeling the move as 'really shameful.'
Pro-Trump Dana White’s addition to the Meta board comes as CEO Mark Zuckerberg has promised to ‘dramatically reduce the amount of censorship’ on Meta’s platforms in a reversal of the company’s notoriously restrictive policy.
‘The recent elections feel like a cultural tipping point towards once again prioritizing speech,’ said Mark Zuckerberg, who met with president-elect Donald Trump shortly after his decisive election victory.
UK parliamentarians are set to summon Elon Musk in a crackdown on supposed ‘disinformation’ promulgated on his X platform. Musk has been a vocal critic of the UK government’s censorious Online Safety Act.