GOP lawmakers are up in arms that DirecTV might pull the plug on a major source of right-wing disinformation, and they’re trying to throw their weight around to stop it. (via The ReidOut Blog)
“It has recently been revealed that Congressional Democrats and the White House coordinated closely with private companies to de-platform, de-monetize, or otherwise limit the reach of viewpoints they oppose and classify them as ‘misinformation,’” the House Republicans wrote. “As members of the House Republican Conference, we are deeply concerned about this un-democratic assault on free speech.”As you might expect, this is a dramatic exaggeration of what actually occurred.
In reality, shortly after the deadly, conspiracy-driven Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in 2021, two Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee— including DirecTV’s majority owner, AT&T — asking whether and why the providers would continue giving a platform to outlets that were known to have spread disinformation in the lead-up to Jan. 6.
In last week’s letter from House Republicans, the lawmakers cite the continued presence of “11 liberal news and information channels” on DirecTV while arguing that the TV service is “actively working to limit conservative viewpoints on its system.”, the GOP proves the hollowness of its claim to be the party of free enterprise.
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