Biden Era Saw 90 Agencies Push 57 Censorship Moves

Ninety federal agencies engaged in 57 distinct censorship efforts during the Biden administration. A Media Research Center report details how these initiatives used direct actions and grants to silence speech. This sprawling operation targeted Americans’ First Amendment rights across multiple fronts.

The report lists tactics like pressuring Big Tech to mute dissent and funding groups to blacklist conservatives. Agencies from Homeland Security to the Treasury took part in this wide net of control. It claims a deliberate effort to choke free expression under Biden’s watch.

Direct moves included White House aides leaning on Amazon to ban books questioning COVID policies. Partnerships with foreign outfits like the UK’s Counter Disinformation Unit aimed to curb U.S. media. Taxpayer dollars flowed to leftist groups to flag so-called misinformation online.

Critics argue this was a full-on assault on open debate hitting conservative voices hardest. The Justice Department under Merrick Garland allegedly ignored pleas to probe these acts. Biden’s team even claimed a government right to censor per court filings.

The scope touched 90 agencies entangling hundreds of officials in thousands of censorship actions. Rules twisted existing laws like Section 230 to favor Big Tech’s suppression tools. Elon Musk’s X faced gag orders from prosecutors over user data demands.

DOGE now led by Elon Musk aims to dismantle this framework with Trump’s backing. Two executive orders on speech and AI mark a shift to reverse Biden’s legacy. Congress is urged to act with laws letting citizens sue rogue officials.

Biden publicly pushed this agenda accusing platforms of killing people by not censoring enough. His team funded outfits like Poynter to smear right-leaning news with bias labels. The report warns this could roar back without firm legal barriers.

Free speech advocates hail the exposure but fear a future Democrat could revive it unchecked. The harm to public trust and constitutional norms is called immeasurable. Trump’s team vows to end this shadow regime for good.