Conservatives worry Biden and Big Tech would go overboard with censorship in curbing coronavirus misinformation

Published July 22, 2021 12:04am ET



Many conservatives want to reduce coronavirus misinformation online that is resulting in fewer people getting vaccinated. Still, they are wary of social media giants and the government becoming the arbiters of truth.

These conservatives want the Biden administration to work with former President Donald Trump to create trust in the vaccines while encouraging social media platforms such as Facebook and YouTube to moderate content, label misleading posts, and boost accurate information from credible scientific sources — rather than just censoring users content.

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