Sen. Bill Hagerty of Tennessee is seeking to force social media giants including Facebook and YouTube to carry content they don’t want, a step the Republican argued is constitutional and necessary to counter unfair online censorship.
With a new anti-Big Tech bill he introduced last week, Hagerty is trying to ensure that people have the freedom of speech on social media platforms by requiring the platforms to carry content that might violate their own standards and guidelines, such as hate speech or politically sensitive materials.
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