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Ted Cruz: “I have long advocated creating an Exception to section 230…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 16:38

And I think we ought to change. Right now there's a provision called section 230 of the Communications Decency act that immunizes big tech from lawsuits almost across the board. I have long advocated creating an Exception to section 230 that if you engage in political censorship, you should face lawsuits. And the only way to avoid those lawsuits is to stop censorship and create a free speech town hall, a town square. (16:38–16:47)

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Asserts that Ted Cruz supports amending Section 230 to allow lawsuits against tech companies for political censorship.

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