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REPORT: The DNC Wants Phone Companies To Police Text Messages For Vaccine Misinformation

The Democratic National Committee reportedly wants Short Message Service (SMS) carriers to step in and police private text messages as part of a new push against COVID-19 vaccine misinformation.

Allies of President Joe Biden, including the DNC, plan to “engage fact-checkers more aggressively” and work alongside phone companies to combat misinformation about vaccines shared via social media and private SMS messages, according to a Monday report from Politico.

White House officials are particularly frustrated with the characterization by some Republicans of their door-to-door pro-vaccination campaign, according to the report.

Sorry, just making sure I have this straight:

The DNC now wants companies to police text messages for content? https://t.co/qo4KmKWhVc

— Vince Coglianese (@VinceCoglianese) July 12, 2021

ME: So, we're still not allowed to say things like Hydroxychloroquine helps fight COVID, or that the virus might have come from a lab???.... FULL ARTICLE HERE


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