If ‘the very dangerous & unfair Section 230 is not completely terminated as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), I will be forced to unequivocally VETO the Bill,’ Trump wrote.
Sens. Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley grilled Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg regarding their 'monopoly on public discourse in the online arena.'
This added restriction comes at a time when many Americans have not only lost confidence in the reliability of 'national news outlets,' but have also grown dismayed and alarmed about the enormous power of Big Tech companies over discourse in the public square and their resulting interference in the election process.
The hearing, entitled 'Does Section 230’s Sweeping Immunity Enable Big Tech Bad Behavior?' will be held by the 'Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation' and chaired by Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss).
Silicon Valley social media platforms are 'Orwellian walled gardens' in which ever-changing rules of ‘acceptable speech’ dictate what Americans are permitted to say and see.'
The Media Research Center is gathering public comments in an effort to legally remove social media companies' immunity from lawsuits regarding censorship.