Sen. James Lankford: Big Tech Is Trying to Shut Down Conservative Voices

Sen. James Lankford: Big Tech Is Trying to Shut Down Conservative Voices
President Donald Trump (C), Senator James Lankford (R-OK) (L), and Senator Christopher Coons (D-DE), during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Feb. 7, 2019. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images
Masooma Haq
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Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said on Sunday that Big Tech’s recent actions, with Apple suspending Parler and the removal of the accounts of President Donald Trump and other conservatives from their platforms, show the tech giants do not want Americans to have a dialogue with one other.

“This has moved from ‘Hey, I don’t like a few things, so I’m going to knock it out,’ to ‘I don’t like you at all,’ or ‘I don’t like your opinion,’ or ‘I don’t like anyone on that side.’” Lankford told Judge Jeanine Pirro on Fox on Sunday. “I have often said that the way Twitter and Facebook are going, there will be a rise of a conservative social media and liberal social media.”
Masooma Haq
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Masooma Haq began reporting for The Epoch Times from Pakistan in 2008. She currently covers a variety of topics including U.S. government, culture, and entertainment.
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