Hawley Calls Out Big Tech For ‘Acting Like Arms Of The Government
District of Columbia | July 16, 2021
Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley called out Big Tech companies for “acting like arms of the government” during a Thursday interview with Fox News host Bret Baier.
During a Thursday press briefing, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that the White House would help Facebook combat misinformation on its platform by flagging posts for the social media company. Hawley, who has been one of the leaders in the fight against Big Tech censorship, called the White House’s commitment “scary.” “I think it’s really scary to have the federal government of the United States, the White House compiling lists of people, organizations, whatever and going to a private company that by the way is a monopoly – Facebook – and saying you need to censor,” the senator said… (Excerpts from the Daily Caller)