January 10, 2023 07:08 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/10/23548683/kevin-mccarthy-big-tech-jim-jordan-antitrust-censorship-section-230
What a Speaker McCarthy means for Big Tech
The House Republican majority is finally underway, and newly elected Speaker Kevin McCarthy (CA) has made big promises about what his leadership means for big tech companies, including a brand new subcommittee tasked with investigating allegations of censorship.
This new panel, called the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, has been empowered to go after any GOP-perceived wrongdoings of the Biden administration against conservatives, including oversight of ongoing federal investigations into former President Donald Trump. While Republicans have promised to investigate everything from the origins of the novel coronavirus to Hunter Biden’s laptop, the new panel could also become the epicenter for their...
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