The progressive Democrat raised concerns about the First Amendment, and cautioned that censoring the news made it 'a bigger deal than it would have been.'
Above, Representative Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on October 12 in Washington, D.C. Khanna warned in 2020 against suppressing the Hunter Biden laptop story on Twitter, according to records cited by independent journalist Matt Taibbi.and others, in response to the company's decision to suppress the Hunter Biden laptop story.
29. A fundamental problem with tech companies and content moderation: many people in charge of speech know/care little about speech, and have to be told the basics by outsiders. To wit:
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