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WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) – The Biden administration’s recently-announced Disinformation Governance Board (DGB) will not be moving forward following a torrent of public scrutiny over the board’s potential ramifications for free speech.
Operating under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the DGB was to be tasked with countering so-called “misinformation” on topics relating to homeland security, including migration and Russia.
While the Biden administration insisted the board would have no “operational authority or capability” and was “deeply committed to doing all of its work in a way that protects Americans’ freedom of speech, civil rights, civil liberties, and privacy,” many doubted these assurances for various reasons, not least of which being the selection of Nina Jankowicz, who has said she “shudder[s] to think about if free speech absolutists were taking over more platforms,” as the board’s executive director.
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Now, the Washington Post reports that the board is being “paused,” with a final decision on its fate to follow a review by
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