Far-left billionaire George Soros is “trying to mount global pressure on Big Tech platforms to step up censorship efforts ahead of the 2024 US presidential election,” according to the Media Research Center (MRC). He is said to be funding the group.
Free Press is a Washington, DC-based media advocacy organization founded in 2003. Facilitate Fair journalism requires “positive social change, racial justice,” and “equitable access to technology.”
Not to be confused with journalist Bari Weiss’ Free Press. This liberal media group receives funding from Soros.
“More than 200 organizations urge major technology platforms to implement election integrity policies to protect democracy around the world” Free Press Said on April 9th press release It reports on a letter co-signed by other liberal media groups.
of letterThe document was sent to executives at social media platforms including Discord, Google, Instagram, Meta, Pinterest, Reddit, Rumble, Snap, TikTok, Twitch, We are calling for clear interventions to maintain this. Be healthy by 2024. ”
The group urges platforms to enact “election integrity policies,” “swiftly enforce rules against lying in elections and hate in political advertising,” and “require the disclosure of AI-generated political content.” ”, which called for “reducing visibility and creating more friction to facilitate distribution.” “Remove election-related content that has been reported and is awaiting review,” “Hold influencer, celebrity, and political candidate accounts to the same management and enforcement standards as everyone else,” and “Improve transparency; Enable civil society oversight of enforcement practices” by regularly sharing virality and enforcement reports. ”
“The tech industry’s refusal to protect its platforms is already having dangerous implications for democracies around the world,” said Nora Benavidez, Free Press Senior Counsel and Director of Digital Justice and Civil Rights.
MRC the study It was revealed that Soros supported at least 45 of the letter signers, spending more than $80 million between 2016 and 2022.
“The document sought to justify that it was written with ‘real-world harm’ and ‘the rise of extremism and violent attempts to overthrow democratic governments’ in mind.” Joseph Vasquez, deputy editor of the conservative watchdog group, reported.
“One of the world’s richest men is using his vast wealth and power to silence ordinary Americans ahead of the 2024 election,” said MRC Vice President of American Free Speech. Dan Schneider says. Said Wednesday on Fox Business.
“At a time when it is important to protect free speech, the left is doing everything in its power to silence the voices of half of America, especially those who disagree with the radical policies promoted by Biden, Soros, and most Big Tech executives. ” he added.
The most “alarming” aspect of the letter is that it “suggests that its primary target is interference in the 2024 U.S. election,” Vazquez said in the report. “This development aligns directly with the Soros brand, which has dedicated millions of dollars of its ungodly fortune to groups seeking to interfere in elections by suppressing online speech.”
The largest Free Press censorship signatory to Soros was an organization called Global Witness. concentrated About “justice for those disproportionately affected by the climate crisis,” namely “Indigenous communities and communities of color.”
Global Witness is “already pressuring Facebook and TikTok to step up their censorship efforts ahead of the 2022 midterm elections,” Vazquez wrote.
“The Soros empire provided this group with a huge sum of $20,338,270 from 2016 to 2022,” he explained. “For example, the group’s ‘Digital Threat’ campaign is specifically focused on pressuring governments to regulate speech on social media.”
Another signatory, the pro-censorship Institute for Strategic Dialogue, received more than $3 million from Soros between 2017 and 2022.
“Left-wing groups were recently accused by the House Judiciary Committee of co-authoring a blacklist of ‘hate groups’ targeting ‘conservative’ and faith-based organizations with the Soros-funded Global Disinformation Index (GDI). This was revealed during the investigation,” MRC reported. “This list was later distributed by law enforcement to several financial institutions.”
“The fact that freedom of the press is at the tip of the spear tied to Soros should concern all Americans,” Vazquez continued. “The Free Press’s obsession with censorship and control of the Internet cannot be overstated.”
“Americans, beware. The Soros network is coming for your free speech rights – again, just in time for the US election,” he added.
