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Texas congressman Louie Gohmert has introduced a bill to remove
social media companies' "special legal protections" if they behave
like biased publishers rather than neutral platforms.
From Gohmert.house.gov,
"Gohmert Introduces Bill That Removes Liability Protections for Social
Media Companies That Use Algorithms to Hide, Promote, or Filter User
Content":
Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) released the following statement
regarding the introduction his bill, H.R.7363, that amends section 230 of the
Communications Act of 1934:
gSocial media companies like Facebook, Twitter, and Google are now among the
largest and most powerful companies in the world. More and more people are
turning to a social media platform for news than ever before, arguably making
these companies more powerful than traditional media outlets. Yet, social
media companies enjoy special legal protections under Section 230 of the
Communications Act of 1934, protections not shared by other media. Instead of
acting like the neutral platforms they claim to be in order obtain their
immunity, these companies have turned Section 230 into a license to
potentially defraud and defame with impunity.h
gRepresentatives of social media companies have testified in Congressional
hearings that they do not discriminate against or filter out conservative
voices on their platforms. But for all their reassurances, the disturbing
trend continues unabated. Employees from some of these companies have
communicated their disgust for conservatives and discussed ways to use social
media platforms and algorithms to silence and prevent income to
conservatives.h
gIn one hearing, one of the internet social media executives indicated a
desire to be treated like Fox News. Fox News does not have their immunity and
this bill will fulfill that unwitting request. Since there still appears to
be no sincere effort to stop this disconcerting behavior, it is time for
social media companies to be liable for any biased and unethical impropriety
of their employees as any other media company. If these companies want to
continue to act like a biased medium and publish their own agendas to the
detriment of others, they need to be held accountable.h
This bill is a great first step towards reigning in these biased
social media companies.
The censorship they're carrying out now -- which is beyond anything George
Orwell could even dream of -- is only just the beginning.
Berkeley activists are working with the ADL to
create an artificial intelligence system to identify "hate speech"
on social media and automatically censor everyone in real time:
https://youtu.be/lULmie51-pU
Mark Zuckerberg alluded
to such a system in April when he testified to the Senate that he's
"optimistic" that "artificial intelligence tools" will be
able to flag "hate speech" immediately within five to ten years.
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