The US government has tried to sway online conversation behind closed doors and through pressure on commercial sites. Leaked documents exposed a DHS plan to police disinformation.
The Department of Homeland Security is covertly expanding its efforts to stifle speech that it deems threatening, according to a report by The Intercept. Years' worth of internal DHS memos, emails, and documents that have been made public as well as those that have been obtained through leaks and current litiga...