{"id":5974,"date":"2021-05-05T14:01:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T21:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=5974"},"modified":"2021-05-05T14:01:41","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T21:01:41","slug":"republicans-blast-facebook-for-the-indefinite-ban-of-former-president-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=5974","title":{"rendered":"Republicans Blast Facebook for the Indefinite Ban of Former President Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Andrew Morris<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook and its CEO were attacked today by conservatives today for its ban on former President Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many important political figures voiced their concern on the censorship, including Trump\u2019s former chief of staff Mark Meadows. \u201cIt is a sad day for America. It\u2019s a sad day for Facebook because I can tell you, a number of members of Congress are now looking at: Do they break up Facebook, do they make sure that they don\u2019t have a monopoly? And I can tell you that it is two different standards, one for Donald Trump and one for a number of other people that are on their sites\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As many American\u2019s remember, the ban allegedly happened due to the January 6th Capital riots, yet many still wonder if Facebook used this as an excuse to ban the former President, and inhibit free speech. The Oversight Board gave Facebook six months to review the decision. Today that decision came to uphold the ban on the former President, even 4 months after former President Trump was removed from power, the liberal institutions fear losing the power they so dearly hold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet as this injustice continues, conservative voices are speaking out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ben Shapiro, a popular conservative commentator wrote \u201cThis \u2018decision\u2019 is absurd\u201d on Twitter, referring to the upheld ban.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Republican Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn stated, \u201cFacebook\u2019s decision to uphold its ban on President Donald Trump is extremely disappointing. It is clear that Mark Zuckerberg views himself as the arbiter of free speech\u201d. Disappointing indeed, not just on Facebook\u2019s part, but on the liberal left for obstructing free speech and supporting the invalidation of the First Amendment, one of the primary principles upon which this great nation was built.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kevin McCarthy wisely voiced his concern for this obstruction on Twitter, stating \u201cFacebook is more interested in acting like a Democrat Super PAC than a platform for free speech and open debate. If they can ban President Trump, all conservative voices could be next. A House Republican majority will rein in big tech power over our speech.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, Republican Florida Senator Rick Scott voiced his own concern, contending \u201cBig tech thinks it can control everything. Companies that censor Americans while giving brutal dictators a pass should not have free rein over your personal data to use for their benefit. I introduced the DATA Act to hold big tech accountable.\u201d Scott proposes an act to limit big corporation\u2019s control over your personal data, which can be found <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3gZyUIx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even further, Texas Senator Ted Cruz voiced his own concerns on the matter via Twitter, replying \u201cDisgraceful. For every liberal celebrating Trump\u2019s social media ban, if the Big Tech oligarchs can muzzle the former President, what\u2019s to stop them from silencing you?\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley criticized large social media corporations for their glaring double standard. \u201cFacebook and Twitter ban a former U.S. President, yet, some [of the world\u2019s worst dictators, terrorists, and bad actors still have a platform.\u201d She follows up by stating \u201cThis is a gross double standard and it\u2019s why most Americans don\u2019t trust big tech.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Facebook Oversight Board is a dumb distraction from the actual issue of Facebook\u2019s hegemonic control over global political speech, reinforced today by the platform anointing itself with the moral authority to memory hole future world leaders at their own discretion,\u201d Rachel Bovard, member of the Conservative Partnership Institute commented.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This decision to uphold Trump\u2019s ban comes right after, and perhaps partially due to Trump\u2019s new platform, \u201cFrom the desk of Donald J. Trump.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Andrew Morris Facebook and its CEO were attacked today by conservatives today for its ban on former President Trump. Many important political figures voiced their concern on the censorship, including Trump\u2019s former chief of staff Mark Meadows. \u201cIt is a sad day for America. 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