Trump Administration Censors Web Pages

Terms Like “LGBT,” “Gender,” and “Climate Change” Erased

Under Donald Trump’s administration, numerous terms such as “LGBT,” “transgender,” “climate change,” and “pregnant person” have been removed from U.S. government and scientific websites. According to The Washington Post, this extensive deletion affects nearly 8,000 web pages.

A Controversial Directive to Clean Up Government Websites

The decision stems from a Trump administration directive requiring the removal of pages containing words deemed “problematic,” including “woman,” “disability,” “indigenous community,” and “climate change.” An analysis by The New York Times revealed that over 8,000 pages across a dozen government sites have already been deleted since January 31. These include around 1,000 articles on “chronic disease prevention,” Alzheimer’s disease, and vaccines for pregnant women.

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A Broader Campaign Against Diversity and Environmental Content

This move aligns with Trump’s broader strategy to challenge diversity programs and “transgender ideology,” a campaign promise he is swiftly implementing. Additionally, the Trump administration is targeting environmental content, erasing numerous pages related to ecology and climate change.

Scientists Ordered to Halt Their Research

Beyond web content removal, an official email reportedly instructed researchers to halt the progress of manuscripts under review or already accepted for publication. The administration intends to review these documents for “banned terms” before public release, according to The Huffington Post.

On the social network Bluesky, many scientists voiced their concerns. The Infectious Diseases Society of America and the HIV Medicine Association issued a statement warning that this censorship “creates a dangerous gap in scientific information and data needed to monitor and respond to epidemics.”

Overall, this data suppression policy has sparked strong criticism, particularly from the scientific community, which condemns it as a threat to transparency and academic freedom.