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Facebook does the U.S. government’s censorship work in Nicaraguan elections

Originally published: COHA (Council on Hemispheric Affairs) on November 3, 2021 by John Perry (more by COHA (Council on Hemispheric Affairs)) | (Posted Nov 05, 2021)

A few days before the Nicaraguan presidential elections on November 7, Facebook and other social media companies began closing down many of the pages used by Sandinista supporters in their campaign to re-elect President Daniel Ortega.
U.S. censorship is increasingly official

Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on July 1, 2021 (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting)) |

The Biden administration made headlines last week as it moved to shut down the websites of 33 foreign media outlets, including ones based in Iran, Bahrain, Yemen and Palestine. Officials justified the decision by claiming the organizations were agents of “disinformation.”