Conservatives say Big Tech companies, pressured by liberals, are using the Capitol attack to justify the unfair censorship of Republicans and the removal of platforms like Parler.

Nathan Leamer, former adviser to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai, said there was a “cabal of reporters, writers, influencers, who generally work at places like MSNBC, the New York Times, and such” who get to decide what is or isn’t allowed on social media and who is or is not censored.