Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said on Newsmax on Wednesday that he plans to chase and chase big tech companies to curb conservative media.
Cruz start A subpoena through the Senate Commerce Committee against Bonterra, an online service provider accused of censoring conservatives last year. Between exterior With “Carl Higbie: Frontline,” Cruz has two goals: exposure and legal action.
“You start with exposure, because big technology often hides behind you. They deny anything they do and they are the custodians of all information. So if someone is cast a shadow on old Twitter or Facebook, they say, “Well, there’s no empirical evidence. There’s no data to show that this is happening,” Cruz told Carl Higby. “That’s because you have all the data, and publishing it is the first step.”
The senator said his strategy would include not only clarifying these issues, but also harnessing the full power of the federal government.
“There are a lot of tools. I tell you, I’ve met his FCC President Trump’s Chairman and FTC Chairman, and many other officials from the Department of Justice,” Cruz said. “And we believe this administration will use the power of law enforcement. The federal government is undergoing massive technical censorship using antitrust and consumer protection laws.”
Under Cruz’s leadership, the Commerce Board plans to exercise its substantive authority, including the authority to issue subpoena to challenge and reduce what Cruz calls “big technology censorship.”
“We have more jurisdiction than about 40% of the US economy, but that includes all the big technologies. This includes AI and Big Tech. When it comes to big technology censorship, I think big technology censorship is the biggest threat to American freedom of speech and the biggest threat to free and fair elections,” Cruz said.
The committee has already scheduled votes for several subpoenas aimed at bringing transparency and accountability to the operations of major high-tech companies.
“So we actually noticed a subpoena that the committee will vote next week, and we’re something I expect to see multiple subpoena because it brings transparency and we’re going to stop the big technical censorship practices,” Cruz said. (Related: Exclusive: Cruise and Roy announce law to cut “red tape wall”)
Cruz recalls the challenges faced during the first Trump administration, which efforts to tackle massive technology censorship encountered internal resistance, saying he has hopes for his current term.
“In the first Trump terminology, I tried to get the administration to do it, and unfortunately, the cabinets couldn’t get it together. I’m far more optimistic that in this second term they’ll do what President Trump wants and what is right for Americans,” Cruz said.
The conservative media have expressed strong objection to what they perceived as systematic bias and censorship from both the government and the major tech platforms. Recent developments show that actions are taking place to address these concerns as President Donald Trump signature The executive order, which aims to end what online platforms call “government censorship,” highlights past government activities that are said to have violated freedom of speech by forcing third-party platforms to mitigate content biased.
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