Republican Senators Want Twitter to Stop Editorializing Comments or Lose Immunity

Republican Senators Want Twitter to Stop Editorializing Comments or Lose Immunity
Social media was supposed to be the great equalizer, but a new study suggests that most elected officials in Canada, the United States, and elsewhere are struggling to connect with people on Twitter. Matt Rourke/The Canadian Press/AP
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Republican Senators spoke out against Twitter’s labeling of President Trump’s comments while refraining from fact checking his political opponents’ comments.

Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) suggested that Twitter and other big tech companies lose the immunity afforded to them by the federal government if they are choosing to go from a “forum” to a publisher status.

Masooma Haq
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Masooma Haq began reporting for The Epoch Times from Pakistan in 2008. She currently covers a variety of topics including U.S. government, culture, and entertainment.
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