Friday, March 4, 2022

The surgeon general calls on Big Tech to turn over Covid-19 misinformation data/ NY Times

 https://anthraxvaccine.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-surgeon-general-calls-on-big-tech.html

This is truly frightening.  Misinformation (to be controlled via tech companies) is being treated as a crime, though never defined.  A bill has been introduced to give the tech companies cover.  In other words, Congress may 'legalize' censorship and criminalize first amendment rights to freedom of speech.

U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), both members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Wednesday introduced legislation to counter the threat that misinformation and disinformation pose to public health as evidenced by the widespread false narratives throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The Promoting Public Health Information Act would support efforts across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and with outside stakeholders to communicate effectively during a public health emergency and address health misinformation.