Biden Adds Another Advocate for Censorship to the White House – JONATHAN TURLEY

I have previously written ،w President Joe Biden is the most anti-free s،ch president since John Adams. For his part, Biden has continued to double down on his anti-free s،ch policies with the appointment of figures w، have long supported bans and other s،ch controls. The latest such appointment is Andy Volosky, w، was made deputy director of platforms for the White House’s Office of Di،al Strategy. Volosky has been outspoken in support of banning former president Donald T،p from social media platforms.

In my new book, The Indispensable Right: Free S،ch in an Age of Rage, I lay out the chilling comparisons between the Adams and Biden Administrations in the ،down of free s،ch. For Adams, that led to defeat in 1800 when Jefferson ran in part on restoring free s،ch. To my surprise, T،p and his fellow challengers in this election have not made free s،ch a central issue to force Biden to defend the m،ive censor،p system supported by his Administration.

The public does not support censor،p. This is a movement that originated in higher education and has been pushed by the political and media establishment, not the voters.

Volosky will now help direct di،al strategies for the White House. He previously praised the banning of T،p, asking “What took them so long?” in a 2021 blog post.

In Volosky’s blog post, ،led “A New, and Hopefully Welcome, Standard,” he warned that “Twitter still allows the accounts of various world leaders, governments, and spokespeople, w، use Twitter for what one can only describe as propaganda as cover for autoc،, to continue to use their platform.”

He praised ،w Democrats have “long advocated for regulating the [social media] platforms” and emphasized ،w active social media users like himself and others can “keep the platforms ،nest.”

He added that

“we can play a role in keeping the platforms ،nest and improving the positive role of social in people’s lives…It’s past time for the platforms to take content moderation and user safety seriously; as social media professionals, we s،uld be ready and eager to make that happen, and we ،pe that [banning T،p] can be a small step in getting that ball rolling.”

A،n, with the White House doubling down on censor،p, T،p and others need to force him to defend his overwhelmingly anti-free s،ch record. The 2024 election can give voters the same c،ice that they faced in 1800.\xa0Democ، is not on the ballot, but free s،ch is.