Rep. Ro Khanna says balancing regulation and ethics online is key to ensuring technology remains a force for good: 'We need technology to democratize voice in America'
Rep. Ro Khanna wrote in an email to the head of Twitter's legal department, Vijaya Gadde, at the time."But the story now has become more about censorship than relatively innocuous emails and it's become a bigger deal than it would have been. It is also now leading to serious efforts to curtail section 230 — many of which would have been a mistake."
Despite his concerns about Twitter, Khanna remains optimistic about the potential for technology companies to benefit society.I think most people are glad that they have the ability to search for information online in a way that's probably greater than President Reagan had," Khanna told, maintaining his confident stance on the positive potential of technology that he has been known for since he was first elected in 2016.
Khanna added that such technology has to be regulated"in the service of higher purpose," with a realistic framework in mind to allow tech companies to create solutions to social problems.."We need technology to bring manufacturing back. We need technology to democratize voice in America. I don't mind that we don't have a Walter Cronkite telling us what the truth is; I think it's a good thing that we have a proliferation of voices in this country.
The current dominance of online platforms like Twitter over our political and economic lives, Khanna told, leads him to believe more people need access to technology to address issues of data privacy and inequity and more technology companies are needed to prevent a digital monopoly. "If technology companies are the architects of so much of modern life, then we need more people participating in it, more companies having an opportunity to shape that," Khanna toldThe office of Rep. Khanna did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.Subscribe to push notifications
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