Tech giant Microsoft is once again taking aim at free speech as the 2024 election approaches.
In an Oct. 23 blog post, Microsoft accused U.S. adversaries Russia, China, and Iran of “undermining U.S. democratic processes” with online activities. The Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) offered an equally problematic and anti-free speech solution, calling on politicians, government institutions, and online fact-checkers to target and censor information with alleged foreign ties online. This comes even after The Twitter Files repeatedly revealed how Twitter censored Americans who were falsely accused of Russian ties.
Microsoft referenced an incident in which Iranian hackers allegedly sent “stolen, non-public material from former President Trump’s campaign” to Joe Biden’s campaign and media entities, according to a federal investigation. The…
