Technologies previously used against America's enemies are now being wielded against its citizens.
A new report from Just the News indicates that the Biden administration, in concert with Big Tech, academia, and big corporations, is pouring taxpayer money into an AI censorship program that allegedly utilizes systems once called upon to wage information warfare against the Islamic State.
According to one free speech watchdog, "Under the Biden Admin, the [National Science Foundation] is funding the idea that if citizen trust in government cannot be earned organically, then it must be installed by science."
What is the background?
In late 2022, the Intercept detailed efforts by the Department of Homeland Security to broaden its efforts to clamp down on free speech and shape online discourse, far in excess of the promises of the aborted "Disinformation Governance Board."