Republicans Push Bill to Prevent Government of Persuading Big Tech to Censorship

Republicans Push Bill to Prevent Government of Persuading Big Tech to Censorship
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House Republicans are pushing for new legislation that would punish federal employees and bureaucrats who use their authority to promote censorship of speech or pressure tech companies to censor speech.

The bill (pdf) named “Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act,” authored by three top Republicans, aims at preventing federal employees’ ability to violate free speech by creating new penalties and adding disciplinary actions for those who encourage censorship.
Lorenz Duchamps
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