Sen. Wicker: Time to Address Online Censorship
August 15, 2020
August 15, 2020
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following weekly report:
Our nation has always defended free speech and the right to express different viewpoints. Until recently, it was fair to assume U.S. internet companies were committed to those same rights. But in the last few years, reports have uncovered a disturbing trend of online platforms censoring conservative speech.
In 2018, for example, Twitter was exposed for "shadow banning" . . .
Our nation has always defended free speech and the right to express different viewpoints. Until recently, it was fair to assume U.S. internet companies were committed to those same rights. But in the last few years, reports have uncovered a disturbing trend of online platforms censoring conservative speech.
In 2018, for example, Twitter was exposed for "shadow banning" . . .