Ullallulloo@civilloquy.com to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoJudge rules White House pressured social networks to “suppress free speech”arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down11cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanstechnews@radiation.partybecomeme@sh.itjust.worksworldnews@lemmy.mlglobalnews@vlemmy.net
arrow-up128arrow-down1external-linkJudge rules White House pressured social networks to “suppress free speech”arstechnica.comUllallulloo@civilloquy.com to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanstechnews@radiation.partybecomeme@sh.itjust.worksworldnews@lemmy.mlglobalnews@vlemmy.net
minus-squareBombOmOm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·1 year ago The thing is, the “pressure” would have been from the Trump administration The dates in the article say 2021. That’s the Biden administration putting pressure on social media companies to control free speech. Example: “On April 14, 2021, Flaherty demanded the censorship of Fox News hosts Tucker Carlson and Tomi Lahren”
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoAnd did they honor that “demand?”
The dates in the article say 2021. That’s the Biden administration putting pressure on social media companies to control free speech.
Example: “On April 14, 2021, Flaherty demanded the censorship of Fox News hosts Tucker Carlson and Tomi Lahren”
And did they honor that “demand?”