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The '''censorship–industrial complex (CIC)''' is a concept used to criticize the overreach of federal governments on the speech of its citizens, often online. |
The '''censorship–industrial complex (CIC)''' is a concept used to criticize the overreach of federal governments on the speech of its citizens, often online. The term refers to government coercion, often within the United States, of private media companies to push an agenda. Proponents claim that "cancel culture" has spilled over into influencing the U.S. federal government, specifically swaying Democratic lawmakers.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Shellenberger |first=Michael |last2=Loury |first2=Glenn |date=April 12, 2024 |title=The Censorship-Industrial Complex |url=https://manhattan.institute/multimedia/the-censorship-industrial-complex |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Manhattan Institute |language=en}}</ref> CIC is primarily endorsed by right-wing journalists speaking against mainstream media.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fischer |first=Sara |date=Dec 6, 2022 |title=The alternative-media industrial complex |url=https://www.axios.com/2022/12/06/musk-substack-taibbi-alternative-media |website=Axios}}</ref> |
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== Conspiracy == |
== Conspiracy == |
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Theorists claim that government have weaponized the tactics used against foreign terrorists to target their own citizens.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-07-12 |title=Censorship Industrial Complex |url=https://censorshipindustrialcomplex.org/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Censorship Industrial Complex |language=en-US}}</ref> They've raise concerns over the influence of Big Tech in politics, censorship of opinions online, and a rise of authoritarianism.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-28 |title=The horsemen of the Censorship Industrial Complex |url=https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/digital-bridge/the-horsemen-of-the-censorship-industrial-complex/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=POLITICO |language=en-GB}}</ref> Through AI, social media, and other technologies, governments spread misinformation for their own gain.<ref name=":0" /> The CIC manifests in federal and state coercion of private actors into pushing a desired agenda.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dhillon |first=Harmeet |date=March 20, 2024 |title=The Supreme Court can dismantle the censorship-industrial complex |url=https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/4532417-scotus-can-dismantle-the-censorship-industrial-complex/ |website=The Hill}}</ref> |
Theorists claim that government have weaponized the tactics used against foreign terrorists to target their own citizens.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-07-12 |title=Censorship Industrial Complex |url=https://censorshipindustrialcomplex.org/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Censorship Industrial Complex |language=en-US}}</ref> They've raise concerns over the influence of Big Tech in politics, censorship of opinions online, and a rise of authoritarianism.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-28 |title=The horsemen of the Censorship Industrial Complex |url=https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/digital-bridge/the-horsemen-of-the-censorship-industrial-complex/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=POLITICO |language=en-GB}}</ref> Through AI, social media, and other technologies, governments spread misinformation for their own gain.<ref name=":0" /> The CIC manifests in federal and state coercion of private actors into pushing a desired agenda.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dhillon |first=Harmeet |date=March 20, 2024 |title=The Supreme Court can dismantle the censorship-industrial complex |url=https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/4532417-scotus-can-dismantle-the-censorship-industrial-complex/ |website=The Hill}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | American journalist Michael Shellenberger, American political podcaster Matt Taibbi, and English comedian Russell Brand have all spoken about the CIC's threat to Western democracy. Shellenberger and Taibbi worked on the Twitter files, internal documents highlighting the decision to remove Donald Trump and alleging the platform's bias for liberal content.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-14 |title=Twitter Files: What they are and why they matter - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/twitter-files-matt-taibbi-bari-weiss-michael-shellenberger-elon-musk/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Shellenberg claims that the CIC is cancel culture on a government scale with the resources to suppress speech and promote authoritarianism.<ref name=":1" /> |
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== Leaders == |
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| ⚫ | American journalist Michael Shellenberger, American political podcaster Matt Taibbi, and English comedian Russell Brand have all spoken about the CIC's threat to Western democracy. Shellenberger and Taibbi worked on the Twitter files, internal documents highlighting the decision to remove Donald Trump and alleging the platform's bias for liberal content.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-14 |title=Twitter Files: What they are and why they matter - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/twitter-files-matt-taibbi-bari-weiss-michael-shellenberger-elon-musk/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Critics claim that more speech isn't going to resolve the issue of misinformation. |
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| ⚫ | On May 1st, 2024, the Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government of the U.S. House of Representatives posted an Interim Staff Report on CIC. |
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Through "a series of public health measures," referring to COVID-19, the report details how the Biden Administration "suppress[ed] free speech and intentionally distort[ed] public debate." The White House coerced companies, including Meta, Alphabet, and Amazon, to change their moderation policies in favor of Biden's criticism. |
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=== House of Representatives === |
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| ⚫ | On May 1st, 2024, the Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government of the U.S. House of Representatives posted an Interim Staff Report on CIC.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=May 1, 2024 |title=THE CENSORSHIP-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX: HOW TOP BIDEN WHITE HOUSE |
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OFFICIALS COERCED BIG TECH TO CENSOR AMERICANS, TRUE |
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INFORMATION, AND CRITICS OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATIOM |url=https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/Biden-WH-Censorship-Report-final.pdf |website=Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government |publisher=U.S. House of Representatives}}</ref> It is entitled "The Censorship-Industrial Complex: How Top Biden White House Officials Coerced Big Tech to Censor Americans, True Information, and Critics of the Biden Administration." Through "a series of public health measures," referring to COVID-19, the report details how the Biden Administration "suppress[ed] free speech and intentionally distort[ed] public debate."<ref name=":2" /> The White House coerced companies, including Meta, Alphabet, and Amazon, to change their moderation policies in favor of Biden's criticism. |
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On June 26th, 2024, the House Committee on Small Businesses hosted the hearing, “Under the Microscope: Examining the Censorship-Industrial Complex and its Impact on American Small Businesses”.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 26, 2024 |title=Under the Microscope: Examining the Censorship-Industrial Complex and its Impact on American Small Businesses |url=https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117376}}</ref> It analyzed government-funded tools and technologies censoring alleged disinformation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 26, 2024 |title=U.S. House of Representatives Committee on[...] (via Public) / Committee on Small Business Holds Hearing Examining the Censorship-Industrial Complex and its Impact on American Small Businesses |url=https://www.publicnow.com/view/E89C4AC46235DAAC0C23459945DDE3BE22A03DC9?1719434843 |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=www.publicnow.com}}</ref> |
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=== Supreme Court === |
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In ''Murthy v. Missouri,'' plaintiffs, including human rights advocates, academics, and media companies, claimed that defendants, including federal agencies, have censored conservative-leaning speech.<ref>{{Cite web |date=Jun 26, 2024 |title=Murthy v. Missouri |url=https://www.oyez.org/cases/2023/23-411 |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Oyez |language=en}}</ref> Topics of the targeted censorship include the 2020 presidential election, COVID-19 origins, and vaccine efficacy. The plaintiffs argued that the government's cooperation with Big Tech companies to remove content violates the First Amendment.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Skorup |first=Brent |date=March 20, 2024 |title=The Beginning of the End for the Censorship-Industrial Complex? |url=https://www.cato.org/commentary/beginning-end-censorship-industrial-complex |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=CATO Institute}}</ref> Those opposing the 6-3 dissenting opinion argue that the case represents the CIC successfully infiltrating the American government.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-26 |title=Supreme Court Issues Troubling Decision in NCLA Case Against Censorship Industrial Complex |url=https://nclalegal.org/press_release/supreme-court-issues-troubling-decision-in-ncla-case-against-censorship-industrial-complex/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=New Civil Liberties Alliance |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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The censorship–industrial complex (CIC) is a concept used to criticize the overreach of federal governments on the speech of its citizens, often online. The term refers to government coercion, often within the United States, of private media companies to push an agenda. Proponents claim that "cancel culture" has spilled over into influencing the U.S. federal government, specifically swaying Democratic lawmakers.[1] CIC is primarily endorsed by right-wing journalists speaking against mainstream media.[2]
Conspiracy
Theorists claim that government have weaponized the tactics used against foreign terrorists to target their own citizens.[3] They've raise concerns over the influence of Big Tech in politics, censorship of opinions online, and a rise of authoritarianism.[4] Through AI, social media, and other technologies, governments spread misinformation for their own gain.[3] The CIC manifests in federal and state coercion of private actors into pushing a desired agenda.[5]
American journalist Michael Shellenberger, American political podcaster Matt Taibbi, and English comedian Russell Brand have all spoken about the CIC's threat to Western democracy. Shellenberger and Taibbi worked on the Twitter files, internal documents highlighting the decision to remove Donald Trump and alleging the platform's bias for liberal content.[6] Shellenberg claims that the CIC is cancel culture on a government scale with the resources to suppress speech and promote authoritarianism.[1]
Critics claim that more speech isn't going to resolve the issue of misinformation.
U.S. Government
House of Representatives
On May 1st, 2024, the Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government of the U.S. House of Representatives posted an Interim Staff Report on CIC.[7] It is entitled "The Censorship-Industrial Complex: How Top Biden White House Officials Coerced Big Tech to Censor Americans, True Information, and Critics of the Biden Administration." Through "a series of public health measures," referring to COVID-19, the report details how the Biden Administration "suppress[ed] free speech and intentionally distort[ed] public debate."[7] The White House coerced companies, including Meta, Alphabet, and Amazon, to change their moderation policies in favor of Biden's criticism.
On June 26th, 2024, the House Committee on Small Businesses hosted the hearing, “Under the Microscope: Examining the Censorship-Industrial Complex and its Impact on American Small Businesses”.[8] It analyzed government-funded tools and technologies censoring alleged disinformation.[9]
Supreme Court
In Murthy v. Missouri, plaintiffs, including human rights advocates, academics, and media companies, claimed that defendants, including federal agencies, have censored conservative-leaning speech.[10] Topics of the targeted censorship include the 2020 presidential election, COVID-19 origins, and vaccine efficacy. The plaintiffs argued that the government's cooperation with Big Tech companies to remove content violates the First Amendment.[11] Those opposing the 6-3 dissenting opinion argue that the case represents the CIC successfully infiltrating the American government.[12]
References
- ^ a b Shellenberger, Michael; Loury, Glenn (April 12, 2024). "The Censorship-Industrial Complex". Manhattan Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ Fischer, Sara (Dec 6, 2022). "The alternative-media industrial complex". Axios.
- ^ a b "Censorship Industrial Complex". Censorship Industrial Complex. 2024-07-12. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "The horsemen of the Censorship Industrial Complex". POLITICO. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ Dhillon, Harmeet (March 20, 2024). "The Supreme Court can dismantle the censorship-industrial complex". The Hill.
- ^ "Twitter Files: What they are and why they matter - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2022-12-14. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ a b "THE CENSORSHIP-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX: HOW TOP BIDEN WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS COERCED BIG TECH TO CENSOR AMERICANS, TRUE INFORMATION, AND CRITICS OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATIOM" (PDF). Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. U.S. House of Representatives. May 1, 2024.
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|title=at position 61 (help) - ^ "Under the Microscope: Examining the Censorship-Industrial Complex and its Impact on American Small Businesses". June 26, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. House of Representatives Committee on[...] (via Public) / Committee on Small Business Holds Hearing Examining the Censorship-Industrial Complex and its Impact on American Small Businesses". www.publicnow.com. June 26, 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Murthy v. Missouri". Oyez. Jun 26, 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ Skorup, Brent (March 20, 2024). "The Beginning of the End for the Censorship-Industrial Complex?". CATO Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Supreme Court Issues Troubling Decision in NCLA Case Against Censorship Industrial Complex". New Civil Liberties Alliance. 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2024-08-19.