Crush free speech ahead of the 2024 election? Two Democrat senators appear to be trying to push Big Tech to do just that.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) wrote a Sept. 17 letter to the CEOs of Meta, Alphabet (Google), X, Discord and Twitch. The lawmakers aimed to “express our persisting concerns about the spread of election-related disinformation on your platforms” this election year and urged the companies “to prioritize taking decisive action, including bolstering content moderation resources,” or, in other words, censor users.
Klobuchar and Warner fear-mongered about undefined and alleged “disinformation” online. “Your companies are on the frontlines of the risks to our democracy posed by online disinformation and technology-enabled election influence, and it is for these reasons that we urge you to prioritize taking…
