The Biden administration has stopped warning social media companies about foreign meddling on their platforms, a move that accelerates national security threats. Foreign misinformation is a serious problem and a real threat to democracy, as Russia flooded major social media platforms with disinformation during the 2016 election season. The government's stepping back from efforts to cooperate with these platforms is not denying the project's importance but regulating speech. The government has responded to lawsuits by Republicans claiming government censorship of conservative views, which have extended beyond the federal national security apparatus to public health agencies and universities. This summer, a federal judge ruled that the executive branch can't meet with tech platforms about removing falsehoods from their sites, including exemptions for national security threats, especially election interference.