Jim Jordan subpoena pushes YouTube to restore ‘free speech’ like Meta
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Summary
Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has subpoenaed Alphabet, the parent company of Google, to provide evidence of whether YouTube removed content at the request of the Biden-Harris administration, acting as a direct participant in the federal government’s censorship regime.
The subpoena comes after Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, admitted it had removed content at the request of the Biden-Harris administration, which it said was wrong and a violation of free speech.
Jordan is seeking to uncover if other Big Tech companies, including Microsoft, Amazon, and Apple, have engaged in unlawful suppression of free speech and conservative social media accounts.
Google has said it will respond to the committee while adhering to its commitment to free expression.
The right-wing momentum against Big Tech has been gaining traction since 2021, when Donald Trump was removed from Twitter after the January 6 incident. Conservatives argue that Big Tech tilts algorithms and content moderation policies against their social media content.