US Judiciary Committee Demands Records From McSweeney-Founded Censorship Organisation
Yesterday evening the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary demanded records and communications from the Center for Countering Digital Hate. The charity, which promotes online censorship, was founded by No 10 Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney and ex-Labour staffer Imran Ahmed…
The “Weaponisation Committee” of the Judiciary Committee is working to investigate collusion between the Federal Government and groups that promote online censorship including CCDH. The charity was founded in 2018 by McSweeney, who ran it for two years. This summer it was revealed that its goal is now to enact a “5-year plan” to “Kill Musk’s Twitter.” A central prong of which is to regulate social media such that ‘misinformation,’ including opposing Net Zero policies, is prohibited…
The Committee’s ongoing subpoena demands communications on this front from the CCDH:
- “All records, notes, and other documents of interactions between or among CCDH and the Executive Branch referring or relating to “killing” or taking adverse action against Elon Musk’s X social media platform (formerly Twitter).”
- “All communications and documents between or among CCDH, the Executive Branch, or third parties, including social media companies, relating to the identification of groups, accounts, channels, or posts for moderation, deletion, suppression, restriction, or reduced circulation.”
The McSweeney-founded charity is still close to the UK government – its representatives were present at an “emergency meeting” with top officials from the Home Office, DSIT, the Met Police, and Ofcom in the wake of the Summer riots. It there recommended “emergency powers” for the state to remove content from social media…
Republicans have already targeted Morgan McSweeney and Labour in the wake of their presence in the United States during the presidential election. A Trump-led Department of Justice may be looking to ramp up efforts against the anti-Musk crusade…
