FBI and Ukraine spy agency ran 'censorship operation,' pressuring social media giants to ban users — including verified American accounts — over alleged 'Russian disinformation': House committee report
July 11, 2023
https://www.theblaze.com/news/fbi-and-ukraine-spy-agency-ran-censorship-operation-pressuring-social-media-giants-to-ban-users-including-verified-american-accounts-over-alleged-russian-disinformation-house-committee-report
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and a Ukraine intelligence agency ran a "censorship operation," pressuring social media platforms to ban users who were allegedly spreading "Russian disinformation," a Monday report by the House Judiciary Committee and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government revealed.
The report found that some of the accounts targeted for removal belonged to Americans.
The committee obtained documents from Meta, Facebook and Instagram's parent company, and Alphabet, Google and YouTube's parent company, that uncovered that the FBI, at the request of the Security Service of Ukraine, pressured Facebook, Instagram, Google, and YouTube to "censor Americans engaging in constitutionally protected speech online."
As a result, the committee accused the FBI of violating American users' First Amendment rights.
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