U.S. House Judiciary Committee Subpoenas Apple for Info on Alleged Free Speech Suppression

[MacRumors]

The United States House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Republican Jim Jordan, today sent subpoenas to the CEOs of major tech companies ordering them to share information on their content moderation policies, reports The Wall Street Journal.

Subpoenas for documents and communications were sent to Apple CEO Tim Cook, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. Curiously, the panel left out Twitter CEO Elon Musk despite the fact that Twitter is one of the most popular social networks.

U.S. House Judiciary Committee Republicans plan to investigate whether the federal government "colluded" with tech companies to "suppress free speech" on issues like COVID-19. Republican lawmakers have long suggested that social networks and tech companies engage in anti-conservative bias by suppressing conservative voices.

In an announcement of the subpoenas, Jordan said that the House Judiciary Committee has "attempted to engage" with Apple, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Alphabet since last year, but has been unsuccessful.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1625933052265234462

Apple and the other companies will need to provide documents and communications with the U.S. government on topics that include moderation, deletion, and reduced circulation of content by March 23.

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[sniffies]

U.S. House Judiciary Committee Subpoenas Apple for Info on Alleged Hate Speech Suppression

There, fixed it for you.

 

[BB1970]

Gym Jordan is a joke

 

[jimothyGator]

There's a difference between free speech and hate speech

What is that difference?

 

[bsbeamer]

That logo is atrocious.

 

[iObama]

I just think it's funny that if there was evidence of Apple suppressing liberal/progressive speech... Gym Jordan wouldn't give a DAMN.

East Palestine, Ohio is turning into Chernobyl and this is what we're focused on.

I hate it here lol. ("Then leave!" Nah.)

 

[StellarVixen]

There's a difference between free speech and hate speech

No, there isn't.

I hate pineapple on pizza, and I have every right to say it. If I go to physically assault people who put pineapple on pizza, then I should be locked behind the bars, because I have no right to hurt others physically just because I do not like what they do with their food.

 

[metalsiren]

There's a difference between free speech and hate speech

as much as I hate to say this, hate speech is protected by the first . and yes I don't agree with it but thats the reality. just like vulgar etc.

 

[MegaBlue]

What a waste of our resources. We could be investing in better care and protections for veterans, crafting legislation to prevent using AI for abusive practices, introducing better consumer protections, and so much more.

 

[metalsiren]

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What a waste of our resources. We could be investing in better care and protections for veterans, crafting legislation to prevent using AI for abusive practices, introducing better consumer protections, and so much more.

this exactly - what republicans get a little bit of power what do they do N O T H I N G. Hunters Laptop, this crap etc... and HOW is this going to help every American

 

[BenGoren]

“U.S. House Judiciary Committee Republicans plan to investigate whether the federal government "colluded" with tech companies to ‘suppress free speech’ on issues like COVID-19.”

I think we’re all agreed that, for example, there is no legal right to promote actual snake oil as a cure for cancer, no?

Then there also is no legal right to promote either Ivermectin nor bleach injections as a cure for human viral respiratory infections.

The scary part is that people so woefully ignorant of basic physiology have positions of power within our government. I don’t know what the cure is for that kind of stupid when it infects society to such an extent.

b&

 

[Adoniram]

What? Tech companies “engage in anti-conservative bias?” I’m shocked.

 

[jakey rolling]

Ahh, conservatives flailing around and trying to look relevant. Is there really anything quite so hilariously sad?

 

[ck2875]

Apple's attorneys should just response to Jordan with the XKCD Webcomic on Free Speech.

(Edit: Sarcasm, for the record. I didn't mean this as legitimate legal advice.)

 

[GMShadow]

Apple's attorneys should just response to Jordan with the XKCD Webcomic on Free Speech.

There are few things as sad as someone posting that and thinking it's a good argument.

 

[Naraxus]

Smh. Someone needs to inform Jordan that as a PRIVATE COMPANY Twitter can ban, delete and censor at will and his rights to free speech aren't being violated

 

[ck2875]

There are few things as sad as someone posting that and thinking it's a good argument.

I didn't know the sarcasm tag was needed, but alas. "/s"

 

[hagjohn]

When you vote for morons, you get morons. Pretty much the rule for all peoples.

 

[machpost]

Did Jony Ive design that logo? Woof!

 

[roar08]

No, there isn't.

I hate pineapple on pizza, and I have every right to say it. If I go to physically assault people who put pineapple on pizza, then I should be locked behind the bars, because I have no right to hurt others physically just because I do not like what they do with their food.

What'd I miss? You stated there's no difference, and then juxtaposed free speech and violence.

 

[raindogg]

If the Republicans taught us anything in the last 6 years, subpoenas are meaningless.

 

[ghanwani]

Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

 

[fatTribble]

Politics aside, Apple doesn’t have a social media site or a search engine. What speech are they suppressing? Same with Amazon I guess.

 

[siddavis]

Smh. Someone needs to inform Jordan that as a PRIVATE COMPANY Twitter can ban, delete and censor at will and his rights to free speech aren't being violated

Not as an agent for the government it can't.
SMH

 

[siddavis]

Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Say the people who want nothing more than to centralize more power. Interesting.