Devant le Congrès, le journaliste américain Michael Shellenberger défend une protection ferme de la liberté d’expression dans la politique étrangère et commerciale des États-Unis.
You say that the U.S. has made a start in eliminating government-sponsored NGOs by eliminating AID. But the overwhelming majority of the AID supported NGOs had no political agenda. Rather, they focused on real problems in many countries. Their grants specifically forbid interference in local affairs. AID was eliminated, not because of waste (though there is some), fraud, or abuse, or undue political interference. AID was eliminated because it DID NOT provide an avenue for the incoming Administration to project its political agenda to other countries.
The Voice of America, which is a government-sponsored broadcaster, is being censored for the first time in its history. It was under attack in the first Trump Administration for not promoting Christian values. Now it is operating only by reason of the Courts. If the Supreme Court endorses the Administration’s plans, Voice of America will either be eliminated (as its Director has indicated) or censored to adhere to an “America First” perspective.
One doesn’t censor free speech or news reporting in order to support the First Amendment.
One doesn’t “favor” one political view over another in social media algorithms to support the First Amendment.
And one doesn’t seek to interfere in the social media of other countries in the guise of protecting the First Amendment. Russia, China, Iran and others are already doing that with U.S. social media as it is.
You say that the U.S. has made a start in eliminating government-sponsored NGOs by eliminating AID. But the overwhelming majority of the AID supported NGOs had no political agenda. Rather, they focused on real problems in many countries. Their grants specifically forbid interference in local affairs. AID was eliminated, not because of waste (though there is some), fraud, or abuse, or undue political interference. AID was eliminated because it DID NOT provide an avenue for the incoming Administration to project its political agenda to other countries.
The Voice of America, which is a government-sponsored broadcaster, is being censored for the first time in its history. It was under attack in the first Trump Administration for not promoting Christian values. Now it is operating only by reason of the Courts. If the Supreme Court endorses the Administration’s plans, Voice of America will either be eliminated (as its Director has indicated) or censored to adhere to an “America First” perspective.
One doesn’t censor free speech or news reporting in order to support the First Amendment.
One doesn’t “favor” one political view over another in social media algorithms to support the First Amendment.
And one doesn’t seek to interfere in the social media of other countries in the guise of protecting the First Amendment. Russia, China, Iran and others are already doing that with U.S. social media as it is.