Jim Jordan questions Center for Countering Digital Hate as part of censorship probe

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan on Thursday wrote to the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) asking that CEO Imran Ahmed provide the committee with documents related to the Biden administration's work with companies to censor disfavored speech.

"Certain third parties, including organizations like yours, appear to have played a role in this censorship regime by advising the government and social media companies on so-called 'misinformation' and other types of content—sometimes with direct or indirect support or approval from the federal government," he wrote to Ahmed.

CCDH is an advocacy organization that works to hold social media companies "accountable and responsible for their business choices by highlighting their failures, educating the public, and advocating change from platforms and governments to protect our communities."

Jordan's letter asserts that the Biden administration relied on a report from the group dubbed "The Disinformation Dozen" as part of its pressure campaign to push social media platforms to censor content. 

The Ohio Republican asked that Ahmed provide his committee with documents and communications between his organization and the White House or social media companies, as well as information on the CCDH's receipt of federal money.

Under Jordan's leadership, the Judiciary Committee has pursued an investigation into the Biden White House's interactions with social media companies and its efforts to pressure said groups to censor content.

Last week, Jordan published subpoenaed documents from social media giant Facebook showing that the administration had pushed for the platform to censor anti-COVID-19 vaccine content.

Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on Twitter.