reclaimthenet on Nostr: Senator Rand Paul is calling out CISA for its "intrusions into the First Amendment" ...
Senator Rand Paul is calling out CISA for its "intrusions into the First Amendment" and pushing to shut the agency down.
CISA, established in 2018 to protect critical infrastructure, has been accused of flagging online posts for removal and working with social media to suppress dissent. Paul says this includes censoring content to “influence what information is available to people.”
“The First Amendment is important, that’s why we listed it as the First Amendment. I’d like to, at the very least, eliminate their ability to censor content online,” Paul wrote on X.
As the incoming chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, Paul plans hearings to investigate CISA, even as Democrats vow to “fiercely” defend the agency. CISA, for its part, claims it’s protecting “freedom of speech, civil rights, civil liberties, and privacy”—an extraordinary claim given their actions during events like the 2020 election.
CISA, established in 2018 to protect critical infrastructure, has been accused of flagging online posts for removal and working with social media to suppress dissent. Paul says this includes censoring content to “influence what information is available to people.”
“The First Amendment is important, that’s why we listed it as the First Amendment. I’d like to, at the very least, eliminate their ability to censor content online,” Paul wrote on X.
As the incoming chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, Paul plans hearings to investigate CISA, even as Democrats vow to “fiercely” defend the agency. CISA, for its part, claims it’s protecting “freedom of speech, civil rights, civil liberties, and privacy”—an extraordinary claim given their actions during events like the 2020 election.