STATE DEPARTMENT’S GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER THAT CENSORED AMERICANS SHUTS DOWN—GOOD RIDDANCE
The State Department’s controversial GEC, accused of silencing Americans, has closed after Congress pulled its $61M funding.
Elon called it the “worst offender” in government censorship, flagging accounts for posts about COVID origins and more.
Lawsuits revealed the GEC targeted conservative media and violated First Amendment rights with taxpayer-funded blacklists.
This closure is a win for free speech and accountability in the fight against government overreach.
🚨🇺🇸STATE DEPARTMENT’S GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER THAT CENSORED AMERICANS SHUTS DOWN—GOOD RIDDANCE
The State Department’s controversial GEC, accused of silencing Americans, has closed after Congress pulled its $61M funding.
Elon called it the “worst offender” in government… pic.twitter.com/8P05rtwopQ
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) December 26, 2024
🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: State Department provides notice to Congress of shuttering of Global Engagement Center or “GEC” and reassignment of employees. 1/ pic.twitter.com/ptLHNiwIDq
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) December 10, 2024
The US State Dept is shuttering GEC–the Global Engagement Center that was censoring Americans.
Goodbye, GEC. Our Constitution appreciates your exit. pic.twitter.com/B8sLtXRFky
— Paul D. Thacker (@thackerpd) December 10, 2024
9. The Global Engagement Center is usually listed as a State Department entity.
It’s not.
Created in Obama’s last year, GEC is an interagency group “within” State, whose initial partners included FBI, DHS, NSA, CIA, DARPA, Special Operations Command (SOCOM), and others. pic.twitter.com/rdezEFYRwI— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) March 2, 2023