{"id":1184385,"date":"2022-01-03T17:34:35","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T22:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1184385"},"modified":"2022-01-03T17:34:41","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T22:34:41","slug":"kevin-mccarthy-slams-twitters-continued-and-dangerous-efforts-to-silence-americans-following-mtg-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-mccarthy-slams-twitters-continued-and-dangerous-efforts-to-silence-americans-following-mtg-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin McCarthy Slams Twitter&#039;s &#039;Continued and Dangerous Efforts to Silence Americans\u2019 Following MTG Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkevin-mccarthy-slams-twitters-continued-and-dangerous-efforts-to-silence-americans-following-mtg-ban%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1184385&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kevin-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) slammed Twitter\u2019s \u201ccontinued and dangerous efforts to silence Americans\u201d on its platform following the permanent suspension of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-GA) \u2014 vowing to \u201ctake action that protects Americans when they express their constitutionally safeguarded views\u201d when the GOP retakes the majority.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiversity of opinion is the lifeblood of our democracy,\u201d McCarthy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.republicanleader.gov\/leader-mccarthy-statement-on-twitters-continued-efforts-to-silence-americans\/\">said<\/a> in a statement. \u201cAnd yet that fundamental American value is under assault by Big Tech\u2014entities that have amassed more power and more control over more speech than any other institution in history.\u201d He noted that Big Tech\u2019s decisions to ban a member of Congress and renowned physicians due to their not sharing the same views as the companies have \u201creal world costs.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAs we get more information on the virus it is clear many of the views once demonized by technology companies and the political elite are turning out to be true,\u201d McCarthy explained, noting the \u201cdoctrines of lockdowns, school closures, and the threat of covid-19 illness according to age groups and previous infection are currently being reversed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy said while the censorship is happening to the right, Americans on the political left \u2014 including various news hosts, members of Congress, and Vice President Kamala Harris \u2014 have \u201cmade public comments that are now universally understood to be false. Yet, they face no repercussions from the gatekeepers of America\u2019s town square.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is clear any speech that does not fit Big Tech\u2019s orthodoxy gets muzzled,\u201d McCarthy declared. At the same time, he explained that Democrats, since they get no&nbsp;repercussions from their previous statements, \u201chave shown zero interest in passing laws that will promote a diversity of views\u201d because it does not affect them.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBig Tech platforms should not be allowed to use the shield of Section 230, which was designed to foster an open internet, to censor first amendment protected free speech,\u201d McCarthy added. \u201cHouse Republicans will be ready to take action that protects Americans when they express their constitutionally safeguarded views, just like we have laws on the books today that prohibit discrimination by corporations in many other contexts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In turn, McCarthy directed the&nbsp;committees and task forces under his authority to keep working on getting much-needed answers from the Big Tech companies about their practice of silencing Americans. In addition, he directed the committees and task forces to find a way to hold the companies accountable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe American experiment is dependent on the freedom and ability of Americans to express themselves, which Republicans are fighting to preserve,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy\u2019s statement comes after Twitter&nbsp;permanently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/tech\/2022\/01\/02\/enemy-to-america-marjorie-taylor-green-blasts-twitter-after-permanent-blacklisting\/\">suspended<\/a>&nbsp;Greene\u2019s personal account over the New Year\u2019s weekend. Breitbart News reported that Twitter did not point to any specific reason or tweet that went against the company\u2019s terms of service, but instead said the ban was set off by&nbsp;\u201crepeated violations of our COVID-19 misinformation policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>Jacob Bliss is a reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow him on <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jacobmbliss\"><i>Twitter<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) slammed Twitter\u2019s \u201ccontinued and dangerous efforts to silence Americans\u201d on its platform following the permanent suspension of Rep. 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