The Department of Justice (DOJ) settled a lawsuit that accused the Biden administration of censoring speech by Americans and journalists with views that didn’t align with its agenda.
The initial lawsuit was filed by two right-leaning outlets—The Daily Wire and The Federalist—and the State of Texas. They alleged that the Democratic administration’s State Department was “actively intervening in the news-media market to render disfavored press outlets unprofitable.”
In the settlement signed on April 8, the State Department agreed it would not use its official website and resources to suppress, censor, demonetize, downgrade, or fact-check constitutionally protected speech.
Topics that were allegedly censored by former Secretary Antony Blinken’s State Department included abortion, election integrity, transgender ideology, the potential origins of COVID-19, the safety of vaccines, and how masks could cause harm….
State Department Settles Lawsuit Alleging It Censored Conservative Outlets Under Biden
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