SOCIAL MEDIA AND CENSORSHIP
Written by on July 6, 2023
CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JULY 7, 2023
I DON’T SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT YOUNGER PEOPLE DO AND THEY ARE THE TARGET FOR DEMOCRATS HOPING TO WIN THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL RACE AND SEATS IN CONGRESS.
THAT’S WHY A RULING ON TUESDAY BY A FEDERAL JUDGE IN LOUISIANA IS IMPORTANT. THE 155-PAGE OPINION IMPOSED TEMPORARY, BUT FAR-REACHING LIMITS ON HOW MEMBERS OF PRESIDENT BIDEN’S ADMINISTRATION CAN ENGAGE WITH SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES.
AS THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTED, THE CASE IS A FLASHPOINT IN THE BROADER EFFORT BY CONSERVATIVES TO DOCUMENT WHAT THEY CONTEND IS A LIBERAL CONSPIRACY BY DEMOCRATS AND TECH COMPANY EXECUTIVES TO SILENCE THEIR VIEWS. IT TAPS INTO FURY ON THE RIGHT ABOUT HOW SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES TREATED STORIES ABOUT THE ORIGINS OF COVID, THE 2020 ELECTION AND HUNTER BIDEN’S PROBLEMS, NOT TO MENTION THE REST OF HIS FAMILY.
ALL OF THESE CONCERNS ARE VALID AND NOT LIMITED TO SOCIAL MEDIA. RECALL LOIS LERNER AND HOW SHE TRIED TO DENY TAX-EXEMPT STATUS TO CERTAIN CONSERVATIVE AND CHRISTIAN GROUPS.
THIS IS A CASE TO WATCH AS IT WILL LIKELY END UP BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT. I’M CAL THOMAS.
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