Fri Jan 14, 2022 – 4:16 pm EST
WASHINGTON (LifeSiteNews) — President Joe Biden urged both traditional and social media on Thursday to crack down on supposed “misinformation and disinformation” pertaining to COVID-19, again highlighting an informal relationship between Big Tech and the federal government that could have legal implications for the battle against online censorship.
The president made the remark during a briefing on the deployment of military personnel to help relieve the hospital staffing shortages exacerbated by COVID-19 vaccine mandates, which the president supports.
NOW – Biden: “I make a special appeal to social media companies and media outlets — please deal with the misinformation and disinformation that’s on your shows. It has to stop.”pic.twitter.com/NeVU74web3
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) January 13, 2022
“Unfortunately, while our military is stepping up, as they always do, there are others sitting on the sidelines and, worse, standing in the way,” Biden said. “If you’ve haven’t [sic] gotten vaccinated, do it. Personal choice impacts us all — our hospitals, our country.”
“I make a special appeal to social media companies and media outlets: Please deal with the misinformation and disinformation that’s on your shows,” he implored. “It has to
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