The Democratic National Committee reportedly want Short Message Service (SMS) carriers to step in and police private text messages as part of a new Democratic 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
One example SMS message cited by Politico was sent by conservative activist group Turning Point USA, in which co-founder Charlie Kirk falsely contends that “Biden is sending goons DOOR-TO-DOOR to make you take a Covid-19 vaccine. Sign the petition to: No medical raids in America.”
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https://dailycaller.com/2021/07/12/joe-biden-dnc-vaccine-misinformation-covid-19-coronavirus/
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