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Ted Cruz: “Big tech censorship has been the greatest threat to free…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Sen. Cruz Speaks at Axios AI+ DC Summit

Published | Video Starts at 13:55

I have Long advocated for Section 230 reform. I don't support repeal of 230, but I think we should use Section 230 as leverage to stop online censorship. And in my view, Big tech censorship has been the greatest threat to free speech and democracy that we have seen in modern times. And so I've long advocated that companies should lose their 230 immunity if they are engaged in censorship, if they are. (13:55–14:03)

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