Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) has appealed to Big Tech companies to prioritize free speech ahead of the 2024 election.
In response to Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and a group of seven Democrat lawmakers writing to tech companies to insist on increased online censorship in the lead up to the election, Schmitt sent a letter of his own. His Oct. 24 letter to the leading executives of Google, TikTok, Meta, Microsoft, X, Instagram, YouTube and Snap expressed concern “that Representative Schiff and his colleagues may be attempting to pressure your company to suppress speech on your platforms ahead of the 2024 presidential election.” But Schmitt urged the Big Tech executives instead to “recognize[] the importance of Free Speech and the ability of Americans to speak their mind in the modern public square of social media platforms.”
Schmitt asked that all the…
