James Comer Introduces Bills to Stop Government Collusion on Tech Censorship
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James Comer (R-KY), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, has announced the markup of bills aimed at preventing the government from colluding with private companies to censor American citizens. One of the bills expands the Hatch Act, which prevents federal employees from engaging in political activities, to prevent those same employees from censoring lawful speech. A second bill, introduced by Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA), requires all arms of the government to report censorship that took place over the past five years. Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) Via the House Oversight Committee: “The Biden Administration has eroded Americans’ First Amendment rights by bullying social media companies to censor certain views and news on their platforms,” said Rep. Comer in a statement. “This transparency and accountability are long overdue.” Allum Bokhari is the senior technology correspondent at Breitbart News. He is the author of #DELETED: Big Tech’s Battle to Erase the Trump Movement and Steal The Election..
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