Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan put technology and social media executives on notice at the outset of a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday.
Citing several areas of concern, the GOP congressman sent a clear signal that the issue of censoring conservative voices will be front and center when Republicans question Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and other tech leaders.
“I’ll just cut to the chase: Big Tech is out to get conservatives,” Jordan began. “That’s not a suspicion. That’s not a hunch. That’s a fact.”
Big tech’s out to get conservatives. It’s time they face the consequences. pic.twitter.com/jfPRPL1rZ1
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) July 29, 2020
Jordan, who is the top Republican on the panel, took aim at Google’s recent algorithm change to its search function, which Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow said is an example of “systematic bias” against conservatives and Twitter’s alleged “shadow-banning” of conservatives.
Google released details to its algorithm change in May regarding its promotion of reporting from news outlets.
