DHS Efforts to Police Disinformation Could Threaten Free Speech, House Republicans Warn
House Republicans warned that the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) cybersecurity arm could threaten online free speech in potential efforts to police disinformation on topics like racial justice, the financial markets, and the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.
Homeland Security Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability, led by Chairman Dan Bishop (R-N.C.), held a May 11 hearing on censorship, citing concerns about the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
During his opening remarks, Bishop outlined how CISA will likely work moving forward, including utilizing its “switchboard” operation and other methods to target areas such as racial justice, the war in Ukraine, financial markets, and other issues by restricting online activity around the information….