I from trying to “coerce or significantly encourage social-media companies to remove . . . content containing protected free speech.” It’s easier to win re-election if you can silence your critics.
Meanwhile, Biden is weaseling around the First Amendment’s prohibition on government censorship by moving his social-media attack dog, Rob Flaherty, from the White House to his campaign staff. The evidence shows Biden threatened the social-media platforms with punitive regulations, such as repealing liability immunity under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and enforcing antitrust rules, if the companies didn’t do his bidding.
After winning, Biden issued arrogant censorship demands, more like a despot than a believer in democracy.