The Biden administration is under fire yet again for allegedly trying to silence voices they don’t like, with fresh claims the feds used taxpayer cash to shut down conservative viewpoints online.
Townhall journalist Katie Pavlich laid out the chilling accusations, saying conservative outlets and individuals got the “shadow ban” treatment – their content mysteriously hidden from view – because the government didn’t approve of their message. Pavlich charged that the administration weaponized federal resources to “go after people for talking about things they didn’t like.”
Townhall's @KatiePavlich responds to the Biden admin HIRING people to CENSOR conservative individuals who purveyed information they didn't like! 🚨
"A number of us, including Townhall…were getting shadow banned…The federal government was used against regular everyday… pic.twitter.com/1wmTYgA8Rg
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) April 30, 2025
This isn’t just talk; it follows a pattern. Remember when the House Judiciary Committee slapped Google’s parent company, Alphabet, with a subpoena back in March? They demanded communications between the tech giant and the Biden White House about how posts get moderated, digging into worries about anti-conservative bias.
And who could forget Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg admitting last year that Biden officials leaned on his company hard during the pandemic? Zuck said they pushed Facebook to take down specific COVID-19 posts, even stuff that was clearly humor or satire, which he admitted felt wrong.
Even the Supreme Court waded in, allowing the administration back in 2023 to keep trying to flag “controversial” social media content, despite lower courts trying to halt what critics called a government censorship operation. Meanwhile, states like Texas are fighting back, with Attorney General Ken Paxton suing to stop the administration from allegedly squashing American media companies that dare to disagree.
The picture emerging is one of an administration seemingly obsessed with controlling the narrative, allegedly using the heavy hand of government to muffle dissent and pressuring Big Tech to fall in line. The fight over free speech and government overreach continues.
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