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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sat May 23, 2020, 02:40 PM May 2020

Trump Considers Forming Panel to Review Complaints of Online Bias [View all]

Source: Wall Street Journal

WASHINGTON — President Trump is considering establishing a panel to review complaints of anticonservative bias on social media, according to people familiar with the matter, in a move that would likely draw pushback from technology companies and others.

The plans are still under discussion but could include the establishment of a White House-created commission that would examine allegations of online bias and censorship, these people said. The administration could also encourage similar reviews by federal regulatory agencies, such as the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Election Commission, they said.

“Left-wing bias in the tech world is a concern that definitely needs to be addressed from our vantage point, and at least exposed [so] that Americans have clear eyes about what we’re dealing with,” a White House official said.

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“The Radical Left is in total command & control of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Google,” Mr. Trump tweeted May 16, adding that his administration is “working to remedy this illegal situation.”


Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-considers-forming-panel-to-review-complaints-of-online-bias/ar-BB14uMRS?li=BBnbcA1



Those are private businesses. Form your own online social network in the model of Fux Noise if you don't like it.
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TRANSLATION: Trump Takes First Step Toward Shutting Down Internet rocktivity May 2020 #1
Ministry of Truth. tanyev May 2020 #2
A waste of our taxpayer money. I'd rather the money go to workers laid off because of CV-19. nt iluvtennis May 2020 #3
Is he f**king kidding? CaptYossarian May 2020 #4
Blah blah all talk just bs kimbutgar May 2020 #5
What about right wing bias in his administration? rickyhall May 2020 #6
So, let's really stick it up his big fat ass: Get Twitter to block him permanently. Fixed! machoneman May 2020 #7
Yep start with him - banned for life! FakeNoose May 2020 #25
Wow he is an idiot. Caliman73 May 2020 #8
He'll fail at that, too. louis-t May 2020 #9
Doesn't the First Amendment prohibit this? LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2020 #10
Yes, it would appear to do so. elleng May 2020 #11
This is a symbolic act to foment "media is the enemy of the people" sentiment. ancianita May 2020 #19
Yank his Twitter account jpak May 2020 #12
Breaking News! yaesu May 2020 #13
In the midst of a pandemic that has killed 100,000 Americans and rising Salviati May 2020 #14
WHINER IN CHIEF bucolic_frolic May 2020 #15
But harassing and shooting black people for *fill in the blank* is OK relayerbob May 2020 #16
The one thing they always forget ... GeorgeGist May 2020 #17
Wasn't this what the Fairness Doctrine was about? forgotmylogin May 2020 #18
Free speech rights over public airwaves isn't the same.... paleotn May 2020 #23
Yea...whatever. paleotn May 2020 #20
If the idiot can't handle it, he should do all of us a favor and quit. Firestorm49 May 2020 #21
Those radical left, multi-billion dollar businesses muriel_volestrangler May 2020 #22
They can dish it out, but they sure as hell can't take it. Initech May 2020 #24
He sure wasn't complaining when they offered him billions worth of pro bono air time in '16... nt EarthFirst May 2020 #26
Just more red meat for his base jgmiller May 2020 #27
Apparently Zuckerberg and Dorsey Miguelito Loveless May 2020 #28
Yeah the bots will swarm in over this one. Dictatorship by AI beats down all discourse. ancianita May 2020 #29
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