UNITED STATES - MARCH 9: Matt Taibbi, a journalist, listens to an opening statement by Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, during the House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government hearing titled The Twitter Files, in Rayburn Building on Thursday, March 9, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
  • The U.S. government has ceased warning certain social networks about foreign disinformation campaigns, reversing efforts to prevent interference in American politics less than a year before the U.S. presidential elections.
  • Meta, the world’s largest social media company, no longer receives notifications of global influence campaigns from the Biden administration, impacting a long-standing practice of collaboration between federal authorities and major platforms.
  • Legal actions and Republican probes against initiatives to counter disinformation, rooted in conservative legal campaigns, have led to a significant reduction in government communication about foreign meddling, raising concerns about national security and election integrity.