DHS pauses disinformation board; director will resign

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The Department of Homeland Security has paused its new disinformation board criticized by Republicans, and the board's director will resign.

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security paused its new disinformation governance board Wednesday and its board's director will resign, following weeks of criticism from Republicans and questions about whether the board would impinge on free speech rights.

Supporters of Jankowicz have accused the department of not doing enough to protect her from trolls and online attacks. Some speculated the board was developed by DHS in response to billionaire Elon Musk's plan to buy Twitter, driven in part by a desire to loosen the platform's rules around tweets. Others put out false claims that Jankowicz planned to edit the tweets of everyday Twitter users.

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