Ostensibly nonpartisan groups that claim to be fighting the spread of disinformation online are developing covert blacklists and turning them over to advertising agencies, with the goal of shutting down speech they don't agree with, according to emails obtained by the outlet, public memos, and sources familiar with the situation.
Seeking to promote products online, brands are turning to ad agencies, some of which are then contracting disinformation trackers to determine which websites they should allegedly defund.
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