Ted Cruz: “It also will create a right of action, an ability to sue if…”

“And so I'm introducing legislation, jawboning legislation that would, number one, make it illegal for the federal government to do what the Biden administration did widely, which is pressure private organizations, pressure Big Tech to engage in censorship, but It also will create a right of action, an ability to sue if the government pressures Big Tech or a media organization to censor someone. it creates damages or a right to seek damages for someone who's been censored. Because I think we should protect free speech whether we agree with or disagree with the speaker.” (09:33–09:44)

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