The intricate connections between a self-proclaimed “disinformation” monitoring organization, the pro-censorship Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) and the British government have been gradually revealed, causing a furor among advocates of free speech.
Congress in the United States is pointing fingers at the CCDH, asserting that it plays a substantial role in silencing conservative voices on the internet. Its reporting has been used by the government to call for censorship online. The organization, identifiable as a charity in the United States but with a significant base in the UK, has reportedly been instrumental in tackling alleged disinformation in digital spaces.
Threats and lies that endanger the wellbeing of others isn’t ‘free speech’, and a group advocating for better regulations to prevent that danger isn’t censorship. If you can’t prove your point without lying or threatening other people, find a better point to make, or at the very least leave the rest of us alone.
