{"id":208215,"date":"2021-03-10T13:00:13","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T18:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=208215"},"modified":"2021-03-10T13:00:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T18:00:17","slug":"rep-cawthorn-blasts-big-tech-for-censorship-and-political-bias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-cawthorn-blasts-big-tech-for-censorship-and-political-bias\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Cawthorn blasts Big Tech for censorship and political bias"},"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\">20<\/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%2Frep-cawthorn-blasts-big-tech-for-censorship-and-political-bias%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=208215&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 id=\"attachment_2384518\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2384518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">File \u2013 GOP Congressman Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) participates in a debate at the Haywood County Courthouse in Waynesville, N.C. (Stephen Smith via AP Photo)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 9:58 AM PT \u2013 Wednesday, March 10, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Congressman Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) is putting Big Tech on the spot and accusing them of showing preferential treatment towards Democrats as well as their party\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBig Tech let me ask you a question, why are you so pro-illegal immigration and why are you so pro-censorship?\u201d he asked via a Twitter video. \u201cIt\u2019s disgusting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the congressman on Monday, Twitter blocked him from sending a tweet in which he praised Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott\u2019s leadership in responding to the illegal immigrant crisis at the southern border.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Big-Tech is actively censoring my GOVERNMENT account as we speak.<\/p>\n<p>They will not allow me to praise <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovAbbott?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovAbbott<\/a> for his leadership in addressing the immigration crisis on our southern border.<\/p>\n<p>This is madness! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mf2xZpDybc\">https:\/\/t.co\/mf2xZpDybc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J3AIoUEqvw\">pic.twitter.com\/J3AIoUEqvw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Madison Cawthorn (@RepCawthorn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepCawthorn\/status\/1369032347669192706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After having no luck sharing the tweet about Abbott, the representative from North Carolina tried to send a tweet reading \u201ctesting\u201d and reported he had no issue making that post.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/donald-trump-jr-on-biden-its-an-embarrassment-for-our-country\/\">Donald Trump Jr. on Biden: It\u2019s an embarrassment for our country<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File \u2013 GOP Congressman Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) participates in a debate at the Haywood County Courthouse in Waynesville, N.C. 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