Despite plenty of negative media attention this year on the now-dissolved Disinformation Governance Board, government collusion with social media platforms is ramping up.
This collaboration between the Department of Homeland Security and companies such as Twitter and Facebook to police the speech of Americans requires a legislative remedy.
On Halloween, a concerning report in The Intercept detailed just how scary the scope and capacity of these disinformation efforts are. Citing leaked DHS documents, the article stated: