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GOP says surgeon general chilling speech via Big Tech with ‘misinformation’ push

By Nihal Krishan
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GOP says surgeon general chilling speech via Big Tech with ‘misinformation’ push

Republicans are outraged at President Joe Biden’s surgeon general for demanding that major social media companies submit detailed information and data regarding COVID-19 misinformation on their platforms.

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Thursday formally requested the data from major tech platforms through a Request for Information, saying that COVID-19 misinformation had led people to reject coronavirus treatments, vaccines, and other public health measures.

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