{"id":596833,"date":"2021-07-19T12:21:26","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T16:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=596833"},"modified":"2021-07-19T12:21:28","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T16:21:28","slug":"sen-blackburn-writes-letter-to-biden-about-big-tech-censorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-blackburn-writes-letter-to-biden-about-big-tech-censorship\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Blackburn writes letter to Biden about Big Tech censorship"},"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%2Fsen-blackburn-writes-letter-to-biden-about-big-tech-censorship%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=596833&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_2460998\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2460998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">File \u2013 Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is pictured. (AP Photo)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 9:17 AM PT \u2013 Monday, July 19, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) has addressed the Biden administration\u2019s collaboration with Facebook to combat so-called vaccine misinformation. In a letter sent to Joe Biden himself, she highlighted her concerns while noting this move by the administration could be a violation of the First Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>The Tennessee lawmaker asked about the criteria they are using to flag and remove posts or ban users. She also questioned the administration\u2019s legal basis to direct social media platforms to follow its guidance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden is using Big Tech as an arm for his agenda. This is state-sponsored media.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarshaBlackburn\/status\/1417124019304816641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Blackburn requested to be briefed on the matter by August 2. Her inquiry comes as the Democrat Party continues to push Big Tech to get rid of what they deem to be misinformation surrounding coronavirus from the internet.<\/p>\n<p>Namely, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) went on CNN Sunday to call on companies like Facebook and Twitter to remove this alleged misinformation from their platforms.<\/p>\n<p>The Democrat Party is continuing to push Big Tech to get rid of what they deem to be misinformation surrounding coronavirus from the internet.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amyklobuchar\/status\/1416844512983453698?s=20\">went on CNN Sunday<\/a> to call on companies like Facebook and Twitter to remove this misinformation from their platforms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we have a public health crisis and people are dying every day, enough is enough,\u201d stated the Democrat. \u201cThese are the richest companies in the world. There\u2019s absolutely no reason they shouldn\u2019t be able to monitor this better and take this crap off of their platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The floodgates for Democrat criticisms of tech seemed to burst after Biden recently claimed Facebook is allowing so-called misinformation on their site, in turn, killing people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re killing people\u2026.the only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated,\u201d he stated. \u201cAnd they\u2019re killing people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called the spread of disinformation online an insidious threat to public health. While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/us-surgeon-general-vivek-murthy-on-how-misinformation-fuels-vaccine-hesitancy\/#x\">speaking with CBS<\/a>, he laid out what he thinks the companies should do to fix the alleged problem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it\u2019s also why technology companies have a really important role here to play in identifying super-spreaders of misinformation, in stopping their activity and spread of misinformation online,\u201d Murthy stated. \u201cAnd it\u2019ll also help being more transparent, so we understand just how much misinformation is being transacted on these platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Conservative radio host Mark Levin pointed out what he sees as Democrats colluding with Big Tech to censor unfriendly information. He said he believes the Big Tech companies are acting as government entities because they are working with Democrats to enact speech codes the party in power wants to see.<\/p>\n<p>Republican House candidate from Washington, Joe Kent simply tweeted he felt the alleged collusion is how democracy dies. His plan for taking on what he sees as unlawful collusion is to make social media platforms public utilities.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s time to go after the tech oligarchs that bankroll the far-left. We cannot be a sovereign nation if the globalists control our lives. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AmericaFirst?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AmericaFirst<\/a> \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dr0PUHQzu3\">pic.twitter.com\/dr0PUHQzu3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Kent for WA-3 (@joekent16jan19) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joekent16jan19\/status\/1416805488268775426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Facebook, for its part, has criticized the Biden administration for promoting what they claim are lies about the company. In a statement, the social media giant asserted billions have used their platform for accurate information on COVID-19 and they do not accept the charge made by Democrats of being so-called misinformation super spreaders.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s yet unknown if Facebook, Twitter or Google will follow this new government guidance on content moderation, although the White House has said they are working closely with those companies to flag what they see as problematic content.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/gop-senators-still-skeptical-of-infrastructure-reconciliation-bills\/\">GOP Senators Still Skeptical Of Infrastructure, Reconciliation Bills<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File \u2013 Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is pictured. (AP Photo) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 9:17 AM PT \u2013 Monday, July 19, 2021 Sen. 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