A U.S. federal judge has set a deadline of Thursday for the U.S. Government and NewsGuard to respond to an executive order banning government involvement in censorship. By Joe Lauria Special to Consortium News An executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Inauguration Day has fig

A U.S. federal judge has set a deadline of Thursday for the U.S. Government and NewsGuard to respond to an executive order banning government involvement in censorship. By Joe Lauria Special to Consortium News An executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Inauguration Day has fig

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    3 months ago

    In the course of its contract with the Pentagon, NewsGuard is “acting jointly or in concert with the United States to coerce news organizations to alter viewpoints” as to Ukraine, Russia, and Syria, imposing a form of “censorship and repression of views” that differ or dissent from policies of the United States and its allies, the complaint says.