Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) revealed that Amazon complied with demands from the Biden Administration to censor various books they considered a threat to their political agenda.
In a lengthy thread on the X platform, Jordan explained how internal documents within Amazon confirmed that Biden officials had requested that Amazon add various titles to a “Do Not Promote” list.
Jordan wrote:
Internal emails reveal that Amazon initially added 43 books to its newly created “Do Not Promote” class of allegedly anti-vaccine books. These pro-censorship changes were being made “due to criticism from the Biden people.”
In response to a subpoena from [House Judiciary Committee], Amazon revealed the 43 book titles it censored because of the Biden White House’s pressure. Whether you love or hate the books on this list, no bookstore should be censoring books because of government pressure.
This is unconstitutional government censorship, full stop. Whether you agree with this speech or not, free speech is free speech and the Biden Admin pressured private companies to censor constitutionally protected speech.
[Our committees] will continue this critical investigative work to further inform legislative solutions to dismantle the Biden Administration’s censorship regime.
Among the books censored by Amazon were mainly critical of vaccines, including one for children that suggested vaccinated and unvaccinated people can be friends.
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>Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) revealed that Amazon complied with demands from the Biden Administration to censor various books they considered a threat to their political agenda.
>In a lengthy thread on the X platform, Jordan explained how internal documents within Amazon confirmed that Biden officials had requested that Amazon add various titles to a “Do Not Promote” list.
>Jordan wrote:
>>Internal emails reveal that Amazon initially added 43 books to its newly created “Do Not Promote” class of allegedly anti-vaccine books. These pro-censorship changes were being made “due to criticism from the Biden people.”
>>In response to a subpoena from [House Judiciary Committee], Amazon revealed the 43 book titles it censored because of the Biden White House’s pressure. Whether you love or hate the books on this list, no bookstore should be censoring books because of government pressure.
>>This is unconstitutional government censorship, full stop. Whether you agree with this speech or not, free speech is free speech and the Biden Admin pressured private companies to censor constitutionally protected speech.
>>[Our committees] will continue this critical investigative work to further inform legislative solutions to dismantle the Biden Administration’s censorship regime.
>Among the books censored by Amazon were mainly critical of vaccines, including one for children that suggested vaccinated and unvaccinated people can be friends.
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