Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, confirmed today that the White House is flagging posts with supposed “COVID misinformation” and pushing social media firms like Facebook to remove them:
“We are in regular touch with the social media platforms” about #COVID19-related misinformation, says @PressSec. “We’re flagging problematic posts for Facebook.”
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) July 15, 2021
“There’s about 12 people that are producing 65%” of anti-vaccine information and they remain active on @Facebook, according to @Facebook, adding that the
social media company “needs to move quickly” to remove such posts. pic.twitter.com/0GaxRWwbgn— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) July 15, 2021
Psaki says the government is working with social media platforms to flag certain posts. pic.twitter.com/3DvzHcBydK
— The First (@TheFirstonTV) July 15, 2021
I’m sure the media and the left will collectively shrug at this discovery, but picture Kayleigh McEnany disclosing that the Trump administration was reporting posts for removal from social media platforms. This would be a major scandal, and social media corporations would be forced to come forward and apologize for cooperating with the Trump government in order to suppress individuals. This is something I am certain of.
In fact, McEnany has already responded to this discovery, arguing that the White House is really helping Trump win his Big Tech lawsuit:
Interesting! Here is the White House (probably unwittingly) bolstering President Trump’s Big Tech lawsuit, alleging these companies have become pseudo-government actors!
“We’re flagging problematic posts for Facebook that spread disinformation.” ⬇️
pic.twitter.com/p0XoPIjyXV— Kayleigh McEnany (@kayleighmcenany) July 15, 2021
She’s exactly right. Big Tech social media companies have become regulators of speech and thus, by working with the White House, are in effect government actors. One might argue this violates the first amendment, in that the government shall not abridge or curtail freedom of speech.
Go get ’em Trump!
