(13) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention engaged with officials at Facebook and Twitter to request that certain posts be flagged as disinformation and held regular meetings with those companies to share instances of what government officials determined to be misinformation about the COVID–19 pandemic that had been spread on the platforms operated by those companies. (14) In the midst of the 2020 election cycle, the Federal Bureau of Investigation communicated with high-level technology company executives and suggested that a New York Post story regarding the contents of Hunter Biden’s laptop were part of a hack and leak operation. (15) On April 27, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security announced the creation of a Disinformation Governance Board (referred to in this paragraph as the Board ). The Director of the Board, Nina Jankowicz, sought to establish an analytic exchange with industry partners . In congressional testimony, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas provided misleading testimony about the actions of the Board. (16) Since 2020, 2 nonprofit organizations affiliated with the Global Disinformation Index (referred to in this paragraph as GDI ) have received a total of $330,000 in grants from Federal agencies. GDI maintains a list of global news publications rated high risk for disinformation . Major advertising companies seek guidance from this purported nonpartisan group to determine where advertising money should be spent. Despite the self-proclaimed nonpartisan nature of the list, GDI includes a host of reputable media outlets, such as Reason, RealClearPolitics, and the New York Post. 4. Employee prohibitions (a) Prohibitions (1) In general An employee acting under official authority or influence may not— (A) use any form of communication (without regard to whether the communication is visible to members of the public) to direct, coerce, compel, or encourage a provider to take, suggest or imply that a provider should take, or request that a provider take any action to censor