Former FBI Agent Says Tech Companies Must “Silence” Sources of “Rebellion”
NOVANEWS
US Congressional hearing
By Andre Damon
World Socialist Web Site
Top legal and security officials for Facebook, Twitter and Google appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, in a hearing targeting “Extremist Content and Russian Disinformation Online.”
Over the course of four hours, senators argued that “foreign infiltration” is the root of social opposition within the United States, in order to justify the censorship of oppositional viewpoints.
Russia “sought to sow discord and amplify racial and social divisions among American voters,” said Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein of California. It “exploited hot button topics…to target both conservative and progressive audiences.”
Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa said Russia helped promote protests ...