Jim Jordan debuts 'Amazon Files' showcasing federal censorship efforts against books

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Jim Jordan debuts 'Amazon Files' showcasing federal censorship efforts against books
"Amazon caved to the pressure from the Biden White House to censor speech," Jordan concluded.
Ben Whedon
Feb. 5, 2024

The House Judiciary Committee and the Weaponization subpanel on Monday revealed internal documents secured via the subpoena of Amazon, highlighting the Biden administration's efforts to address "propaganda" and "misinformation" in books the online retailer sold.

Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan outlined the effort in an X thread reminiscent of the "Twitter Files" reports that addressed federal involvement with that platform.

Kicking off the episode, Jordan asserted, was a 2021 email from a White House official seeking an opportunity to discuss "the high levels of propaganda and misinformation and disinformation of [sic] Amazon?"

"Why was the Biden White House so upset with Amazon? Because Amazon believed 'retailers are different than social media communities' & provided their 'customers with access to a variety of viewpoints.' For the Biden Admin, letting Americans think for themselves was unacceptable," Jordan posted. ...

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[mountaineer]

More at Twitter:

https://twitter.com/Jim_Jordan/status/1754637204146581783

[Smokin Joe]

Just this :



without all those nasty emissions that will destroy all life on the planet.

Don'tcha know.
 

[mountaineer]

Amazon ‘censored’ COVID-19 vaccine books after ‘feeling pressure’ from Biden White House: docs
By Social Links for Victor Nava
Published Feb. 5, 2024, 10:48 p.m. ET
New York Post

The Biden administration pressured Amazon to censor books related to COVID-19 vaccines in early 2021 citing concerns that the material contained “propaganda” and “misinformation,” internal company emails released by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) appear to show.

The documents were obtained by the House Judiciary Committee and the Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government via subpoena, Jordan said in a X thread Monday, which he dubbed, “THE AMAZON FILES.”

“Who can we talk to about the high levels of propaganda and misinformation and disinformation of [sic] Amazon?” Andrew Slavitt, a former White House senior advisor for COVID-19 response, wrote to the online retailer in a March 2, 2021, email, released by Jordan.

“If you search for ‘vaccines’ under books, I see what comes up,” Slavitt wrote in a follow up message that same day. “I haven’t looked beyond that but if that’s what’s on the surface, it’s concerning.”  ...

The White House finds it "concerning" that people might read things that contradict the official administration narrative. Got it.

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It should be interesting to see if any of those authors pursue legal action regarding the government infringing upon their 1st amendment rights.

[GtHawk]

Just this :



without all those nasty emissions that will destroy all life on the planet.

Don'tcha know.
 

Oh there are still nasty emissions that threaten all life on the planet....they are Joe's and his(Soros/Schwab/Soetoro) plan to drag America into communism.

[mountaineer]

 In four minutes of testimony before Congress, @MZHemingway sums up everything wrong with America's elections from mail in ballots, to Zuckerbucks, to censorship, to Big Tech censorship, to Democrats trying to put Trump in jail.

https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1755237896091570527