{"id":81640,"date":"2018-09-06T08:09:23","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T12:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=81640"},"modified":"2022-01-13T20:33:39","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T01:33:39","slug":"justice-to-convene-meeting-on-whether-social-media-companies-are-intentionally-stifling-free-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=81640","title":{"rendered":"Justice to convene meeting on whether social media companies are ‘intentionally stifling’ free speech."},"content":{"rendered":"

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In a statement issued right after executives from Facebook and Twitter finished testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee, the Department of Justice (DOJ) also suggested that the platforms were running afoul of antitrust laws.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Attorney General has convened a meeting with a number of state attorneys general this month to discuss a growing concern that these companies may be hurting competition and intentionally stifling the free exchange of ideas on their platforms,\u201d DOJ spokesman Devin O\u2019Malley said in a statement issued near the end of the\u00a0congressional hearing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I can save them a bit of time and money, Of course they are thwarting a free exchange of ideas.\u00a0 \u00a0Those companies\u00a0are not in the business of protecting Free Speech, they are in the business of making money and to that end…protecting their domination of the market.\u00a0 I have several friends that stay Booked in Face Jail.\u00a0 They probably deserve it simply for being on my “friends” list.\u00a0 Those companies\u00a0are all to quick to pull down the speech by Conservative leaning people.\u00a0 The list of those that have had it happen grows every day.<\/p>\n

The DOJ’s move is the first sign of the administration taking concrete action to address alleged bias following President Trump’s public accusations against tech companies last week. It also comes at a time of tension between the president and his top law enforcement officer. Trump has repeatedly chastised Sessions over his decision to recuse himself from the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, faulting the attorney general in August for not taking control of what he sees as “corruption” at the Justice Department. And on Monday, Trump blasted Sessions on Twitter over recent indictments against two Republican congressmen.<\/p>\n

The announcement also signals that the Justice Department is paying attention to the growing movement to challenge Facebook’s and Google’s market power.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I am not sure how they might apply Anti-Trust Law to stop all this.\u00a0 Brighter minds\u00a0than mine must be at work.\u00a0 I can’t hate on them too much because The Book of Face is one of the primary sources of Stolen Valor evidence.\u00a0 Without the blowhards posting all their bloviated bullshit our job would be much harder.<\/p>\n

The entire story is HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n

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