Cybersecurity agency that worked with Big Tech to censor declares election clean: 'no cheating'

A federal agency primarily known for pressuring Big Tech to censor Americans who disagree with federal officials, a government-wide effort that resumed this spring after the Supreme Court appeared to bless the communications, has declared the election clean.

Jen Easterly, director of the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, told the media early Wednesday that CISA observed "minor" disruptions, including "non-credible" hoax bomb threats, but "no evidence of malicious activity impacting the security or integrity of election infrastructure" and "no cheating," ABC News reported.

She praised election officials for preparing for such threats "and effectively mitigated [them] working closely with law enforcement partners" while warning of "continued attempts by our foreign adversaries to use false narratives and disinformation to undermine American confidence and the legitimacy of election."

CISA helped conceive the Election Integrity Partnership, which mass-reported supposed misinformation for throttling in 2020 and 2022 election cycles. A lead participant in that consortium, the Stanford Internet Observatory, announced this spring that it was getting out of the effort for 2024 in the wake of lawsuits and congressional subpoenas.