MADISON, Wis. — Some Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature have accused the Biden administration of suppressing free speech and pushing an agenda.
The lawmakers claim the government is bypassing constitutional restrictions through private businesses like Facebook and Twitter.
What You Need To Know
- State Rep. Shae Sortwell (R-Gibson) accused 'big tech' of colluding with the Biden administration to suppress free speech and push his agenda through deleting, censoring, and shadow banning
- Sortwell and State Sen. Roger Roth (R-Appleton) are now circulating a package of three social media censorship proposals
- The bills would give Wisconsinites the ability to sue social media corporations who violate censorship prohibitions, protect journalistic outlets that publish content on social media, and create a penalty for lawmakers who violate the principles of the First Amendment
- The First Amendment, however, only protects the freedom of expression from government interference and not private businesses
Deleting, censoring, and shadow banning are among the accusations leveled against tech companies. Now, a pair of lawmakers are working on a series of bills they said are aimed at protecting free speech.
Republican State Rep. Shae Sortwell (R-Gibson) said he is familiar with so-called 'shadow bans' on Facebook.
“Shadow banning is, basically, when your post is still up, and you think people should be able to see it, but nobody does,” State Rep. Sortwell said. “I've noticed if I...
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