Following a review he ordered, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has officially closed the controversial disinformation governance board. The review concluded that the board was a bad idea.
The disinformation governance board was paused in May following backlash from Republicans, who saw it as an attempt by the government to silence views it does not agree with.
Reassurances from the DHS that the board’s role would not be to censor speech did not deter critics and picking Nina Jankowicz, who has a history of calling for censorship as the head of the board and saying that the board would coordinate with tech giants made the criticism worse.
The board was paused pending a review by the Homeland Security Advisory Council. On Wednesday, it was revealed that the council recommended closing the board.
“In accordance with the HSAC’s prior recommendation, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas has terminated the Disinformation Governance Board and rescinded its charter effective today, August 24, 2022”, the department said.
The advisory council said that the DHS has a role to play in fighting misinformation, but it does not need a disinfo...
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