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Sen. Mike Lee Asks Big Tech to Justify Content Moderation Policies
lee.senate.gov ^ | July 30 | Sen. Mike Lee

Posted on 07/30/2020 6:39:49 PM PDT by RandFan

WASHINGTON - Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) sent a letter to the CEOs of Alphabet, Facebook, Squarespace, and Twitter Thursday asking each company to identify and justify their content moderation process.

“I am specifically concerned about corporations using their power unilaterally to silence opinions they dislike and thus warp the public debates their platforms present to the American people,” the letter reads.

Sen Lee goes on to ask the Big Tech CEOs 11 questions including:

“What content-moderation standards do you employ when you remove content from your platform, where the content does not violate state or federal laws?”

“How do you ensure that a content-moderation decision is not influenced by the personal beliefs or political views of the moderator?”

“If CDC guidance is the basis for removing content regarding COVID-19, is that standard apply consistently? For example, since the CDC says that it is safe for schools to open, do you remove content from your platform that opposes reopening schools?”

You can read the full letter here


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: freespeech; h1b; internet; lee; mumbaimike; technotyranny; ut
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1 posted on 07/30/2020 6:39:49 PM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

A questionnaire from Senator Lee? Brilliant. No doubt this will stop the fascists at Big Tech in their election stealing tracks.


2 posted on 07/30/2020 6:42:02 PM PDT by lodi90
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To: lodi90

Better than nothing. At least he’s on the case!


3 posted on 07/30/2020 6:43:47 PM PDT by RandFan (3C)
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To: RandFan

Why didn’t Mike Lee ask the same question to Google?


4 posted on 07/30/2020 6:49:06 PM PDT by Americannae1362
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To: RandFan
I notice that Fat Nadler failed to bring Dorsey to the House to answer for his crimes.
Mike Lee is better off sending a subpoena to Jack Dorsey and grilling him for 10 straight hours in the Senate. With no bathroom breaks. Just like they tried to do to Barr in the House.
5 posted on 07/30/2020 6:50:40 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: Americannae1362

Google is “Alphabet Inc.” I believe


6 posted on 07/30/2020 6:52:14 PM PDT by RandFan (3C)
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To: Americannae1362

MumbaiMike is on solidly on Big Tech’s side. They both think that changing America into India is a good thing, and Americans should be subservient to the new Indian ruling class


7 posted on 07/30/2020 6:52:28 PM PDT by Starcitizen (Communist China needs to be treated like the pariah country it is. Send it back to 1971)
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To: Americannae1362

He did. Alphabet owns Google.


8 posted on 07/30/2020 6:53:50 PM PDT by Tacrolimus1mg (Do no harm, but take no sh!t.)
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To: SmokingJoe

Yes the worst censor is twitter... and Dorsey was conspicuous by his absence.


9 posted on 07/30/2020 6:54:06 PM PDT by RandFan (3C)
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To: SmokingJoe; All

Just looking through the letter.

Question 10 is good.

“Do you co-ordinate with other platforms?’

Yes they do. I notice when they take someone down they ALL do it one after another... (InfoWars/Alex Jones is a good example).

So I would like to know the answer to question 10 and how they co-ordinate because that could be a criminal conspiracy.


10 posted on 07/30/2020 7:00:34 PM PDT by RandFan (3C)
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To: RandFan
I noticed that too when I scanned the letter.
They are ok questions as they go. But then Twitter will answer with their usual lies and prevarication.
And Lee will then send them a “stern warning”, which is like wagging your finger at a ravenous hyena that is trying to tear you limb from limb.
Dorsey committed perjury and lied like a trooper last time he was in the congress and nothing was done about it.
The DOJ tried to jail Roger Stone for much less.
11 posted on 07/30/2020 7:09:54 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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I wish more could be done. It’s frustrating. But we should encourage Lee to keep at it and see what happens.


12 posted on 07/30/2020 7:36:29 PM PDT by RandFan (3C)
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From Lees’ statement:

“If CDC guidance is the basis for removing content regarding COVID-19, is that standard apply consistently? For example, since the CDC says that it is safe for schools to open, do you remove content from your platform that opposes reopening schools?”

BOOOOOOM !!!!

He went there !!!


13 posted on 07/30/2020 7:40:54 PM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57 returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: WildHighlander57

Some good Q’s... I would like to know the answer too.


14 posted on 07/30/2020 7:43:59 PM PDT by RandFan (3C)
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To: WildHighlander57; RandFan

BOOOOOOM !!!!

He went there !!!


Too, little, Too late. A in a few weeks/month Lee will escalate to a stern letter. Note how the Dems use the House. Not how the GOP doesn’t use the Senate. That tells you all you need to know.


15 posted on 07/30/2020 7:58:38 PM PDT by lodi90
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To: RandFan

Mumbai Mike isn’t going to bite the hand that feeds him.

Want to harm these companies? Cut of their supply of cheap labor. Mumbai Mike won’t touch them.


16 posted on 07/30/2020 8:01:01 PM PDT by bobcat62
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To: SmokingJoe

Gaetz, while a self promoter, has touched the third rail when he says “Big Tech owns Congress.” Let’s see if others will focus their fire where it belongs: on our bought and paid for corrupt institutions. That includes Senator Lee (R-Silicon Valley.)


17 posted on 07/30/2020 8:01:10 PM PDT by lodi90
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To: RandFan

Useless posturing from a paid whore of Big Tech.


18 posted on 07/30/2020 8:02:12 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents|Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: RandFan
At least he’s on the case!

And Lee and other republicans will be on the same case next year, and the year after that and the year after that, and perhaps in about 100 years, we'll know the results of the case.
19 posted on 07/30/2020 8:06:16 PM PDT by adorno
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To: lodi90

Yup.
Lee has been going to bat for the tech giants for years. Tucker called him out on that and invited him to come defend his position. Lee declined and issued one of them bland statemens instead.
Today’s questionnaire could very well be for show. We will see.


20 posted on 07/30/2020 8:10:47 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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