Federal District Judge Terry A. Doughty gave America a gift on Independence Day by "granting a preliminary injunction in Missouri v. Biden, a landmark ruling vindicating freedom of expression for millions of Americans."
The mainstream media immediately declared it a victory for the First Amendment. Just kidding!
Many media outlets are reporting the story as a blow to the "fight against the spread of misinformation. Here's one example from the New York Times:
Breaking News: A judge limited Biden administration officials from contacting social media sites, a ruling that could curtail efforts to fight disinformation.https://t.co/y9jmV0BU7d
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 4, 2023
This morning I spotted another example in The Hill:
An order limiting the Biden administration’s communication with social media companies could make it harder to curb disinformation as the 2024 election nears. https://t.co/zJ8evHSbWo
— The Hill (@thehill) July 6, 2023
Watching the media take a stand against free speech has been absolutely amazing (not to mention frightening).
Our media has decided that free speech is a mistake.
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) July 6, 2023
Court ruling prompts fears of ‘Wild West of disinformation’ https://t.co/i15Sqjhns5
The article at The Hill unironically quotes Biden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre about the importance of this administration working with social media companies to tamp down "misinformation":
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday that administration officials disagree with the court decision.
“Our view remains that social media platforms have a critical responsibility to take action or to take account of the effects of their platforms,” Jean-Pierre said, adding that the administration will “continue to be responsible in that way.”
No wonder the media is mostly a lost cause. Think about the lack of awareness that was required for this: "Here's the press secretary who lies constantly talking about the need for this administration to police and censor 'misinformation' online."
Any actual "journalist" would have followed up with a paragraph about why that's as ironic as can be, but not in today's media. The liars are considered the experts and any opinion that runs counter to their desired lib narrative is deemed "misinformation."
The media doing the bidding of government censors is truly amazing, but it does help explain how things got to this point.
You literally make your living on the First Amendment yet you have no idea what it means.
— 🔴 P𝕠𝐔𝔫Ⓒ𝓔г (@bloodless_coup) July 6, 2023
It’s amazing.
The government is the largest purveyor of disinformation.
— Darrell West (@darrellpwest) July 6, 2023
And yet so many in the media obviously believe those same people should be the grand arbiters of truth ("truth" being defined as "whatever the Democrats say it is"). No thanks!
Here we have The Hill openly arguing the case for a tyrannical government taking away your Constitutional rights. How many won't even bat an eye at this? https://t.co/PWDtAHjEP9
— Constitutional Conservative ✝️🇺🇲 (@YankeeBishop) July 6, 2023
Disinformation = "Silence opposing views" https://t.co/OvyWQz70JJ
— ☘️Tabatha- SSG Ginger (ret) 🇺🇸🏴🇮🇪 (@Winning4Him) July 6, 2023
There's a great response to a tweet of mine that explains how this could suddenly backfire (though the Left never seems to think these things through):
They want it when Democrats are in power, only. They never realize how it could go the other way. https://t.co/uJG0ideDAM
— Nathan Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) July 6, 2023
If there's a Republican in the White House starting in 2025 and the same kind of thing is still going on, suddenly Dems and the media will be screaming "government censorship!" Too bad none of them seem capable of recognizing the slippery slope they've helped create.
