Kevin Schmidt in the Washington Reporter: Three ways the Trump administration can clean up the Biden disinformation mess

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| January 31, 2025

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Read the article at the Washington Reporter.

The Trump administration is off to a good start protecting Americans’ online speech by dismantling the Biden administration’s “disinformation” regime.

On Inauguration Day, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order on “Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship” and dissolved Department of Homeland Security (DHS) advisory boards. These actions mark a pivotal moment in safeguarding the First Amendment.

But to make sure federal agencies are not weaponized again, Congress and the administration must work together to reform or repeal the legal authorities Biden administration agencies used to police online speech in the first place.