Dem senator defends social media platforms deleting content: 'Not the same as government censorship'

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Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) defended statements he made Monday advocating for social media companies to shut down some users.

Murphy contended that private companies choosing to keep their platforms from spreading “hate and lies is not the same as
government censorship.”

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On Monday, Murphy had urged social media companies to do more to combat misinformation and hatred on their platforms. He said on Twitter that sites like Facebook and YouTube “must do more than take down one website” for the “survival of our democracy.”
“They are private companies that shouldn’t knowingly spread lies and hate,” Murphy also tweeted.

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Murphy was responding to Facebook's decision to remove four pages linked to the controversial right-wing site Infowars from its platform on Monday.

Conservatives, including The Daily Wire’s founder Ben Shapiro and conservative columnist Kurt Schlichter, criticized Murphy’s statements as being anti-free speech, amid a larger debate involving conservatives accusing social media platforms of bias.

http://thehill.com/policy/technology/400740-dem-senator-defends-social-media-deleting-content-not-the-same-as

[JonLP24]

1. Since when does free speech guarantee a right for an audience for that speech

They allow too much hate speech on their platforms.

[pangaia]

2. Dumb trumpistas have no idea the protection of free speech is about protection from the

GOVERNMENT, not from Arby's firing you.