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> Even if there is organized bias, what can Congress legally do about it? Something similar to their targeted of US Univerities/Colledes for anti-semitism and
by bhouston 1y ago
> Even if there is organized bias, what can Congress legally do about it?
Something similar to their targeted of US Univerities/Colledes for anti-semitism and for being "woke." Trump has threatened the Harvard endowment, its ability to enrol foreign students, federal research funding, among others.
- foota 1y agoDoes Wikipedia take any federal funding?
- bhouston 1y ago> Does Wikipedia take any federal funding? As a charity they are tax exempt - that could be revoked. The US government could declare them to be a foreign influence operation and require them to register as foreign agents. They could add a requirement that everyone on Wikipedia must declare who they are before editing. They could restrict various pages from being displayed in the US. They could even block or even cease the domain if they wanted to play hardball. Do not underestimate the levers of pressure that could be deployed here.
- hshdhdhj4444 1y agoThey could put them on a variety of lists that would prevent them from banking in the U.S. which would mean they couldn’t receive donations, etc.
- mindslight 1y agoExactly, more tempest-in-a-teapot spectacle that keeps their supporters cheering for the destruction of the Constitution and individual liberty.
- sixothree 1y agoThese are the same people who have spent the last 40 years lecturing me about how they are better patriots, attach American flags to everything they touch, know more about the founding fathers, and have a greater understanding of the constitution than we do.