FTC Wants Your Thoughts on 'Tech Censorship' on Social Media Platforms

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FTC Wants Your Thoughts on 'Tech Censorship' on Social Media Platforms

The agency invites people to testify about platforms blocking or impeding their ability to share ideas, which new FTC Chair Andrew N. Ferguson calls 'un-American [and] potentially illegal.'

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It is one of the beliefs of the MAGA movement that conservative voices are being suppressed. Although the largest platforms are now in the Trump camp, a government agency is now collecting complaints.

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FTC launches inquiry on tech censorship - WCCB Charlotte's CW

CHARLOTTE, N.C.– The Federal Trade Commission wants to know if you’ve been censored online. The agency launched a public inquiry to understand how tech platforms deny access to users. When it’s based on speech or affiliations, it may violate the law. The FTC points out that some platforms cut users off without giving them n ability to appeal the action. Anyone who this has happened to is encouraged to submit a report to the FTC. You have until M…