Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) took to X/Twitter on Friday to reveal that inside emails present the Government Affairs groups at Google and its YouTube subsidiary had acknowledged that they have been “seeking to work closely with the Biden administration on multiple policy fronts.”
“To appease the Biden White House, Big Tech gave into the federal government’s relentless pressure campaign to censor Americans’ speech, including true information,” Rep. Jordan mentioned firstly of a thread posted to X/Twitter on Friday.
THE YOUTUBE FILES PART 2.
To appease the Biden White House, Big Tech gave into the federal authorities’s relentless strain marketing campaign to censor Americans’ speech, together with true info.
YouTube capitulated first; Facebook caved subsequent.
Thread: https://t.co/BzAt7jeHgU
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) December 1, 2023
Jordan went on to clarify that the House Judiciary and Weaponization Committee “obtained internal Google & Facebook docs revealing which Big Tech companies buckled first under pressure from the Biden White House to censor Americans’ posts, including true statements, jokes, memes, and opinions.”
“And once YouTube (Google) relented to censoring more content, the Biden White House used that as leverage to further increase the pressure on Facebook to do the same,” he added.
And as soon as YouTube (Google) relented to censoring extra content material, the Biden White House used that as leverage to additional enhance the strain on Facebook to do the identical.
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) December 1, 2023
“Remember how the Biden White House was “outraged” that Facebook didn’t censor a meme?” Jordan requested in a follow-up submit.
“In that same April 2021 ‘hour long call,’ Biden White House Senior Advisor Andy Slavitt warned Nick Clegg, Facebook’s President for Global Affairs, that ‘YT has made significant advances to remove content leading to vaccine hesitancy whilst [Facebook has] lagged behind,’” the congressman defined.
In that very same April 2021 “hour long call,” Biden White House Senior Advisor Andy Slavitt warned Nick Clegg, Facebook’s President for Global Affairs, that “YT has made significant advances to remove content leading to vaccine hesitancy whilst [Facebook has] lagged behind.” pic.twitter.com/pbvxFtEk6y
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) December 1, 2023
Jordan mentioned that the Biden administration “praised Google for censoring Americans while criticizing Facebook.”
“In an internal Facebook email obtained by [the House Judiciary and Weaponization Committee] Clegg described his call with the Biden White House regarding censorship,” the congressman mentioned.
“The email reveals that Nick Clegg—former UK Deputy Prime Minister—tried to reason with the Biden White House that, under America’s First Amendment, ‘removing content like that would represent a significant incursion into traditional boundaries of free expression in the US,’” Jordan added.
The electronic mail reveals that Nick Clegg—former UK Deputy Prime Minister—tried to purpose with the Biden White House that, below America’s First Amendment, “removing content like that would represent a significant incursion into traditional boundaries of free expression in the US.” pic.twitter.com/gtRbI1Ua7u
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) December 1, 2023
Jordan went on to clarify that “the Biden White House was unmoved,” and responded to Facebook saying that the corporate wanted to be like Google and YouTube and censor extra.
“In response to the White House’s demands, Clegg asked his colleagues at Facebook to check whether the content is available on YouTube because the White House’s ‘assumption is that [YouTube] would never accept something like this,’” Jordan mentioned.
In response to the White House’s calls for, Clegg requested his colleagues at Facebook to verify whether or not the content material is offered on YouTube as a result of the White House’s “assumption is that [YouTube] would never accept something like this.” pic.twitter.com/mRfQncI75b
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) December 1, 2023
The congressman added that Facebook and Google/YouTube “relented” to the White House’s strain, as a result of “the companies had other policy priorities that they feared the White House could use as leverage against them.”
Facebook executives warned that that they had “bigger fish to fry,” Jordan mentioned.
Facebook executives warned that that they had “bigger fish to fry.” pic.twitter.com/Fefh2ZSD1m
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) December 1, 2023
“Meanwhile, the Google/YouTube Gov’t Affairs team cautioned that they were ‘seek[ing] to work closely with [the Biden] administration on multiple policy fronts,’” Jordan defined in a follow-up submit.
He added that “the gatekeepers of the modern town square relented — they censored Americans’ true speech and even jokes — all to appease the censors in the Biden White House.”
And so the gatekeepers of the fashionable city sq. relented—they censored Americans’ true speech and even jokes—all to appease the censors within the Biden White House.
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) December 1, 2023
Jordan concluded his thread, saying that the House Judiciary and Weaponization Committee are investigating the matter involving the Biden White House “trying to obstruct our investigation and hide its role in censoring Americans.”
“Yesterday, we issued deposition subpoenas to two senior Biden White House officials, Rob Flaherty and Andy Slavitt, who were central to communicating the Biden White House’s censorship demands,” Jordan mentioned.
Yesterday, we issued deposition subpoenas to two senior Biden White House officers, Rob Flaherty and Andy Slavitt, who have been central to speaking the Biden White House’s censorship calls for. https://t.co/eVwNMAqKyA
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) December 1, 2023
As Breitbart News reported, the House Judiciary Committee says Biden White House labored with Google-owned YouTube to censor American speech relating to the coronavirus and vaccine.
These revelations come about one 12 months after the “Twitter Files” have been launched, showcasing proof of presidency having labored with staff of Big Tech to censor American speech.
You can observe Alana Mastrangelo on Facebook and X/Twitter at @ARmastrangelo, and on Instagram.
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