Tulsi Gabbard Calls For Americans to Unite Behind Fighting Big Tech Censorship

Join me in this fight to end big tech monopolies power to censor & undermine Americans’ freedom of speech—because whether we are progressives or conservatives, left or right, if we do not stand united to protect our freedoms, we all lose. https://t.co/Ei3Ws5H257 #TULSI2020 pic.twitter.com/wt5MJKT94G

— Tulsi Gabbard (@TulsiGabbard) July 29, 2019

Congress must act to prevent the tech giant from exerting too much influence, she claimed Monday on "Tucker Carlson Tonight."

"This is really about the unchecked power these big tech monopolies have over our public discourse and how this is a real threat to our freedom of speech and to our fair elections," she said.

"So this really isn't about me, it's about taking action on behalf of the American people. Because we got to understand here if Google can do this to me, as a sitting member of Congress running for the highest office in the land, that means they can do this to any candidate running for any office around the country and frankly to any person in this country.

[...] “Google's discriminatory actions against my campaign are reflective of how dangerous their complete dominance over internet search is, and how the increasing dominance of big tech companies over our public discourse threatens our core American values," Gabbard said in a statement. "This is a threat to free speech, fair elections and to our democracy, and I intend to fight back on behalf of all Americans.”

The most popular tech-related proposal we tested? @HawleyMO's proposal to have tech companies certify that their practices are politically neutral, an issue targeted by the Trump campaign and today's summit. It's favored 48-21, by similar margins across all parties. pic.twitter.com/8E9q360lMl

— Patrick Ruffini (@PatrickRuffini) July 11, 2019