Wednesday 2 November 2022 09:31 PM FBI official tied to suppressing Hunter laptop story STILL involved in briefing ... trends now
FBI Foreign Influence Task Force Chief Laura Dehmlow (pictured), who has ties to the Twitter decision to suppress the New York Post Hunter Biden laptop story, is still briefing social media sites on foreign disinformation threats, a new report reveals
An FBI official who contributed to shaping the decision of social media platforms to suppress the Hunter Biden laptop story is still briefing Facebook and Twitter about foreign influence threats, according to a recent report.
Leaks to The Intercept and analysis of court filings reveal that FBI's Foreign Influence Task Force Chief Laura Dehmlow is still advising private companies, including social media websites, on threats related to subversive information.
Dehmlow and FBI San Francisco field office special agent Elvis Chan were named in a court filing last month as being involved in communications with Meta, Facebook's parent company, which resulted in suppression of the October 2020 New York Post story revealing the contents of President Joe Biden's son's hard drive for the first time.
The suppression decision despite the story being proven true does not appear to have affected Dehmlow's job, as she is still in contact with private companies regarding disinformation.
Twitter insisted to the Intercept that it does not 'coordinate with other entities when making content moderation decisions.'
'[W]e independently evaluate content in line with the Twitter Rules,' a spokesperson for Twitter told the outlet.
The lengthy Monday Intercept report reveals that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is still looking to control information online – even after being forced to dissolve its Disinformation Advisory Board just months after announcing its formation due to intense public backlash.
Despite the Biden administration earlier this year disbanded its controversial board, the documents suggest DHS has quietly maintained a shadow presence and an intense interest in policing speech it deems false or dangerous.
The report also found that Facebook has a special online portal for DHS and other government officials to request content moderation, and that the federal department plans to target 'inaccurate information' on a wide array of topics.
Dehmlow was the lead briefer during a meeting with executives, including from Twitter and JPMorgan, in March stressing 'we need a media infrastructure that is held accountable'. Pictured: President Joe Biden (left) walks with his son Hunter (right) when leaving Church during a vacation to south Carolina in August
Twitter and Facebook suppressed or flagged the Post's story about the contents of Hunter Biden's laptop ahead of the 2020 presidential election. The story was later confirmed by many outlets, including DailyMail.com. Pictured: An image from Hunter's abandoned laptop
During a Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Cybersecurity Advisory Committee on March 1, Dehmlow warned about the threat of foreign influence challenges and misinformation campaigns on social media sites,
