Americans have always valued the right of every person to speak their opinion. It's in the foundational document of our republic, the Constitution.
Today the "town square" or marketplace where ideas are discussed freely is not only your city's public grounds (as it was when the constitution was written), but also social media sites on the internet. Powerful social media companies have taken it upon themselves in some cases to silence people, to forbid ideas they don't like.
The state of Texas may be moving to stop that trend. The governor says, “Texas is standing against big tech political censorship.” A state senator has sponsored legislation to stop a “handful of billionaires in Silicon Valley” from forbidding speech.
Voices on the opposite political side from that of the Texas governor also believe that big tech must be reined in. For example, the U.S. congressman chair of the House Judiciary subcommittee on anti-trust activity wants those tech companies broken up.
(cont'd tomorrow)
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