by Jeffrey Tucker
Daily Reckoning
On May 5, 2021, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki issued a mob-like warning to social media companies and information distributors generally.
They need to get with the program and start censoring critics of COVID policy. They need to amplify government propaganda. After all, it would be a shame if something would happen to these companies.
These were her exact words:
The president’s view is that the major platforms have a responsibility related to the health and safety of all Americans to stop amplifying untrustworthy content, disinformation and misinformation, especially related to COVID vaccinations and elections. And we’ve seen that over the past several months.