The Biden administration has been accused of pressuring Amazon to censor and suppress books that contradict its positions. This has sparked criticism from various individuals and politicians, with claims that the administration's actions amount to book banning. Emails obtained by Jim Jordan revealed White House officials' efforts to address what they perceived as 'propaganda and misinformation' on Amazon. The National Science Foundation has also been subpoenaed for its alleged role in censorship. Amazon officials responded swiftly to top Biden advisors' concerns about problematic books for sale on the site, indicating a close relationship between the administration and the tech giant.
"in March 2021,...Senior White House COVID-19 adviser Andrew Slavitt did an Amazon search and did not like what he found. 'Who can we talk to about the high levels of propaganda and misinformation and disinformation [at] Amazon?' Slavitt asked the company" https://t.co/3rcmBCDry1
National Science Foundation (NSF) Subpoenaed by @Jim_Jordan for its role in the censorship of Americans Today at 9 p.m. EST https://t.co/7VV2u7sCFY
Why Burn Books When You Can Bury Them? The White House Pressured Amazon to Target Dissenting Books https://t.co/WtKfAHp72O
Of course, he did... Biden Admin Pressured Amazon to Suppress Anti-Vax ‘Propaganda’… https://t.co/5FDz7sTq8w
Amazon officials responded quickly when top Biden advisors contacted them about problematic books for sale on the site. https://t.co/Dbpj5Zbfpv
.@Jim_Jordan revealed that he has obtained emails showing White House officials haranguing Amazon over "high levels of propaganda and misinformation and disinformation" on the platform. Read more: https://t.co/n29KAmLxje https://t.co/Ld9jgaScMO
🚨 #BREAKING: @Jim_Jordan subpoenas the National Science Foundation for its role in the censorship of Americans. https://t.co/jJsguDcbBz
Why Burn Books When You Can Bury Them? The White House Pressured Amazon To Target Dissenting Books https://t.co/7IbbBuCKWb
.@Jim_Jordan EXPOSES Amazon's Censorship Campaign Against Covid Info https://t.co/Bq9q1QWGa3
The left cries about “book banning” when folks like @Moms4Liberty question straight up porn in school libraries. Meanwhile, the Biden admin was literally pressuring the biggest book retailer to fully pull books disagreeing with their preferred message. THAT is book banning. https://t.co/tdUxKHVZPX
Jim Jordan: "AMAZON FILES" show White House pressured tech giant to censor books contradicting admin's positions 😑 https://t.co/0da1iSK0KC https://t.co/0da1iSK0KC
The House revealed yet another facet of the Biden Administration’s sprawling censorship system that targeted dissenting books. It appears that, as with social media companies, it succeeded in getting the company not to promote disfavored books...https://t.co/Jr0nE4hLA7
BOOK BANNING: The left calls efforts to keep obscene books out of elementary school libraries ‘book bans’ while they’re okay with efforts of the Biden administration to pressure Amazon from allowing certain books to be sold to the public. https://t.co/hoXGji7FRS