Rep. Dan Bishop Presses DHS Over Alleged Censorship Of Americans

Introduction:

Republican North Carolina Rep. Dan Bishop sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas regarding the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), accusing them of censoring Americans.

Bishop's Call for Documents and Communications

Request for information:

In the letter, Bishop calls for documents and communications related to the policing of misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation (MDM).

Denial of censorship: 

Despite examples suggesting otherwise, Bishop states that the DHS and CISA continue to claim they take no part in censorship.

News Reports and Twitter Business Records

Distorted mission: 

Bishop cites news reports and Twitter business records suggesting that the DHS, particularly CISA, has turned its mission of protecting the nation's critical cyber and physical infrastructure into an "Orwellian ministry of information" focused on controlling American speech and online accessibility.

CISA's Work with Social Media Companies

Flagging disinformation concerns:

CISA works with social media companies to flag disinformation concerns, claiming to focus on elections and COVID-19.

Criticizing CISA:

 The Daily Caller News Foundation reported that members of CISA privately characterized its critics as "bad faith" actors.

Conclusion:

Republican Rep. Dan Bishop has sent a letter to DHS Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas, accusing the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of censoring Americans. Bishop requests documents and communications related to the policing of MDM, arguing that the DHS and CISA have distorted their mission into controlling American speech and online accessibility.