How did the involvement of specific federal government organizations in censoring American speech during the 2020 election impact freedom of expression and the democratic process?
2016 Election
Following the election of President Trump, trend began of election legitimacy—mostly left-wing concerned with disinformation regarding the election
”expert” gov. centers + university sub-committees created to fight against “misinformation” and “disinformation”
July, 2020
EIP formed as a way for the federal gov. to launder censorship operations to universities and beyond, evade 1st Ammendment
Federal government colludes with universities ⇒ pressure social media companies to censor speech ⇒ disproportionately labeled conservatives with “misinformation” while wrong information from liberals not affected