For example, when Facebook tried to take a free speech stand in October by allowing politicians to disseminate misinformation in ads, it did carve out an exception by asserting that the platform would remove anti-vaccine ads, no matter who purchased them. While social media platforms have traditionally been permissive when it comes to hate speech and conspiracy theories, they’ve generally treated medical misinformation as a third-rail issue. for sharing a viral video of medical professionals discussing their views on Hydroxychloroquine is further proof that Big Tech is intent on killing free expression online and is another instance of them committing election interference to stifle Republican voices.” Andrew Surabian, a spokesperson for Trump Jr., said in a statement, “Twitter suspending Don Jr. Twitter took similar actions against Arizona GOP chairwoman Kelli Ward after she shared the same video.Īlready, Trump Jr.’s confederates have been using this latest incident to sharpen their allegations that tech companies are engaging in political censorship. One of those users was Donald Trump Jr., who tweeted out the video with the caption, “This is a much watch!!! So different from the narrative that everyone is running with.” As a consequence, Twitter blocked the president’s son tweeting, retweeting, following, or liking anything on the platform for 12 hours. A viral video, which touted the discredited coronavirus remedy hydroxychloroquine and claimed that people don’t need to wear masks, caught the attention of millions of users, leading the platforms to remove posts of the video and ban accounts. On Monday and Tuesday, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter tried to put out a misinformation wildfire. This article is part of the Free Speech Project, a collaboration between Future Tense and the Tech, Law, & Security Program at American University Washington College of Law that examines the ways technology is influencing how we think about speech.
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