It sounds like Permanent Washington wants to tighten up on free speech, particularly on social chat sights.
Our military and, especially, our "Intelligence" Agencies have been, repeatedly, embarrassed by events. Although, it is probably more accurate to say they have repeatedly embarrassed themselves via events.
http://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/04/-leaks-pinned-on-russia-and-other-issues-with-them.html#more
" The Biden administration is looking at expanding how it monitors social media sites and chatrooms after U.S. intelligence agencies failed to spot classified Pentagon documents circulating online for weeks, according to a senior administration official and a congressional official briefed on the matter.
The possible change in the intelligence-gathering process is just one potential shift as officials scramble to determine not only how the documents leaked but also how to prevent another damaging incident.
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If the administration tries to check online chatrooms more closely, it will have to navigate legal safeguards designed to protect Americans’ privacy and freedom of expression, former intelligence officials said.
Watching a public chatroom is fair game, but law enforcement agencies don’t have the legal authority to monitor a private online chatroom without probable cause, the former officials said.
It is likely that Biden will now push for even more extreme censorship, i.e. the RESTRICT Act, to become law." continued
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