Big tech companies were pressured by Biden admin, report shows. (Fox News Digital)
The emails also revealed the Biden administration wanted to crack down on "vaccine misinformation," while some executives were unwilling to cave to the pressure. Other executives did give in, to limit bigger issues.
"Now, having obtained and reviewed tens of thousands of emails and other relevant nonpublic documents, the Committee and Select Subcommittee can provide a more complete picture of how and the extent to which the Biden White House coerced companies to suppress free speech," the report noted.
Big Tech altered their content-moderation policies in 2021, the report said. Facebook, YouTube and Amazon all adjusted their policies to censor information ranging from COVID-19 "misinformation" to what kinds of books were permissible on the Amazon Marketplace.
"Indeed, both Facebook and Amazon referred to the Biden White House’s efforts as 'pressure,'" the report said.
Biden admin accused of "pressuring" big tech in censorship report. (Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Another instance in July 2021 revealed Facebook executives attempting to appease the Biden administration. Clegg emailed colleagues in the company that "[g]iven the bigger fish we have to fry with the [Biden] Administration," Facebook should try to figure out "how we can be responsive to [the Administration’s] concerns."
The report comes as big tech companies have been under fire by both Republicans and Democrats in recent months. The Supreme Court heard arguments in March challenging the Biden administration’s alleged coordination with Big Tech to censor certain political messages.
Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate.
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