Tulsi Gabbard Becomes First 2020 Dem to Speak Out against Facebook Censorship

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By Jack Crowe | 14 May 2019

NATIONAL REVIEW — During a recent appearance on comedian Joe Rogan’s podcast, Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D., Hawaii) became the first and only Democratic presidential contender to voice opposition to the censorship of Facebook users.

During the interview, Gabbard split with fellow Democrats — many of whom have cast conservative concerns about tech censorship as a “conspiracy theory” — arguing instead that companies like Facebook have betrayed the longstanding American commitment to free expression by ousting unpopular political commentary from their platforms.

“There’s just been news recently about Facebook banning certain individuals … because of their speech. They disagree with the speech they’re using or the ideas they’re pushing forward. Unchecked, First Amendment rights going out the window,” she said, referring to Facebook’s recent purge of users on the political fringes such as Infowars reporter Paul Joseph Watson and notorious anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan. […]

1 Comment on Tulsi Gabbard Becomes First 2020 Dem to Speak Out against Facebook Censorship

  1. I don’t know what it is about election season that makes us all want to believe in magic. Politicians are owned by the globalist corporations and will do the bidding of their masters once installed. It’s all a dog and pony show to make us believe we will have a voice in power that will speak for us. From a post Russ just did.

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