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NutmegYankee

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Wed Sep 5, 2018, 01:08 PM Sep 2018

Justice Department to consider allegations of censorship on Facebook, Twitter

Attorney General Jeff Sessions plans to meet with state attorneys general later this month to discuss whether tech companies may be "intentionally stifling the free exchange of ideas,” the Justice Department said Wednesday in a statement.

DOJ's announcement comes a week after the White House said it would explore regulating Google — and minutes after senior executives from Facebook and Twitter finished testifying before a Senate panel on the companies' efforts to stem the tide of misinformation on the platforms.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/09/05/justice-department-consider-allegations-censorship-facebook-twitter/?utm_term=.ccb8b6cd0a99




Here comes the media takeover....

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Justice Department to consider allegations of censorship on Facebook, Twitter (Original Post) NutmegYankee Sep 2018 OP
Whatever happened to keeping the government out of private business? sinkingfeeling Sep 2018 #1
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