Posted on 01/10/2021 2:40:10 PM PST by Impala64ssa
A top Republican in the House of Representatives on Sunday called for a racketeering probe into large technology companies who over the weekend took action against Parler, a social media website.
“This is clearly a violation of antitrust, civil rights, the RICO statute. There should be a racketeering investigation on all the people that coordinated this attack on not only a company but on all of those like us, like me, like you, Maria,” Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), the ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, told Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures” host Maria Bartiromo.
After Twitter banned President Donald Trump and some other users, Parler saw its traffic explode. Soon, though, Google announced it had removed Parler from its online store, a move followed by Apple. Then, Amazon announced it was suspending Parler from its web hosting services.
Parler CEO John Matze told The Epoch Times his company is prepared to take legal action, but in the meantime authorities should investigate the possibly-coordinated actions, Nunes argued.
“The effect of this is that there is no longer a free and open social media company or site for any American to get on any longer,” he said, because Amazon, Google, and Apple, “have just destroyed” Parler.
“It’s preposterous. So I don’t know where the hell the Department of Justice is at right now, or the FBI,” he added.
Nunes also said the CEOs of the companies should be prosecuted criminally. He also said he has been talking to fellow members of Congress and that they’re exploring their legal options. And he also called on the Supreme Court and federal judges to step in and intervene.
The Department of Justice, Apple, Google, and Amazon didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
It will be 2 years before Nunes can do anything assuming we still have anything.
2 long years.
He is one of the best “leaders” we have. A true man of character.
I’m sure the Deep State will get right on this!
Pretty much the only guy we can count on.
People didn’t go to prison when we had the senate and the WH. As if justice can be done now.
Asking the government that set it on fire, to put out the fire. Riiiight.
Just let it burn down. Now we know what these firms are. "Bring it" Court is not the palce to get justice, and DOJ is a den of corruption.
I also wonder if Forbes is exposing omit self to liability for a blanket threat against companies not to hire Trump alumni?????
Did the editor - Mr Randall Lane - run his article by magazine’s attorneys? (And a personal attorney?)
What court will find them guilty?
We're living in the 'New' Post-America America where traditional standards no longer apply.
Do the police arrest criminals? No, they arrest the person calling the police.
[ People didn’t go to prison when we had the senate and the WH. As if justice can be done now. ]
When in the Course of human events...
Concur, this would be a struggle under a Trump DOJ, it will not happen under Bidet.
It may take time but this weekend was the start of the decline of big tech
I really don’t know what they are thinking from a business point of view pissing off a huge group of people
I guess more proof that TDS causes you to make emotional decisions
Big tech
Big government
One way or the other, they do not fade away.
The DOJ, FBI, IRS and most courts are Dems. Nothing will happen.
And burn down it shall... They are further emboldened and without any checks and balances, they fear nothing. The stage is being set.
Representative Nunes sets an example that we should have followed all along and didn’t.
“It may take time but this weekend was the start of the decline of big tech”
They have cast in with their masters. As long as their masters are in charge. They will survive. Their choices will become narrower and narrower however.
Like he has any power to do anything.
Could be one of the first arrested by Biden’s Secret Police
First he has to do:
Fast and Furious
IRS Targeting the tea party
Lying in the Kavanaugh hearing
Voting fraud
Yep. And calling on the government to set up some sort of "checks and balances"? See where that got us? The government is not the place to go, to get corrective action for the people. Plus any sort of legal action will take a decade to run its course.
I appreocate Nunes sentiment, but the institutions he's sitting within and around are evil.
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