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U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy: Big Tech ‘Must Do More Than Take Down’ InfoWars

Posted by M. C. on August 7, 2018

Looks, sounds, smells like socialism…government using social media platforms to control what is fed to the unwashed masses (you and me).

The Chris Murphys will decide what is truth. Don’t worry your little heads.

There is much truth in what InfoWars spews. The Chris Murphys protesteth too much.

https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/07/sen-chris-murphy-big-tech-must-do-more-than-take-down-infowars/

by John Nolte

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) is calling on social media monopolies to “do more than take down one website,” meaning take down more websites on top of InfoWars, which was de-platformed by YouTube, Facebook, and others on Monday.

“Infowars [sic] is the tip of a giant iceberg of hate and lies that uses sites like Facebook and YouTube to tear our nation apart,” Murphy tweeted Monday afternoon. “These companies must do more than take down one website. The survival of our democracy depends on it.”

Chris Murphy

@ChrisMurphyCT

Infowars is the tip of a giant iceberg of hate and lies that uses sites like Facebook and YouTube to tear our nation apart. These companies must do more than take down one website. The survival of our democracy depends on it.

Obviously, what Murphy sees here is an opportunity to go around the First Amendment, to kill free and open speech he disagrees with, and to accomplish that using social media giants as his hit squad. Read the rest of this entry »

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