Arizona Politics

Gosar Reintroduces Bill Fighting Big Tech Censorship

Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ) has reintroduced legislation aimed at fighting back against Big Tech censorship of conservatives.

Given the simple name of the Stop the Censorship Act, Rep. Gosar's bill introduces reforms to Section 230 of the 1934 Communications Decency Act, which he claims are used by left-leaning Big Tech companies to censor conservative content on social media.

As the Information, Technology, and Innovation Foundation explained, Section 230 is a law that protects online services from liability for removing or failing to remove third-party content, except "any action voluntarily taken in good faith to restrict access to or availability of material that the provider or user considers to be obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable."

The suppression of news stories about Hunter Biden's abandoned laptop during the 2020 Election is considered a prime example of such censorship taking advantage of the exception by conservatives, and Rep. Gosar is not the first to introduce legislation modifying Section 230.

In his press release reintroducing the bill, the Arizona Congressman said, "Big Tech, including social media giant Meta, were caught colluding with the Biden Regime to censor free speech involving explosive information about Hunter Biden's laptop and content related to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Yet, under current law, they are not held liable for restricting free speech online."

Gosar noted that suppression of the Biden laptop and COVID-19 news were not the only examples, further adding, "The government cannot censor lawful speech even if done indirectly.  This is an illegal deprivation of civil rights."

"Free speech is a bedrock of the United States, but the overwhelmingly left-leaning Big Tech companies have taken that right away from Americans by silencing online speech they disagree with.  The Stop the Censorship Act revokes Big Tech's Section 230 protections by providing a much-needed update to the Communications Act of 1934.  There should be no more Big Tech immunity for censoring lawful political speech," Gosar concluded.

Grayson Bakich

Florida born and raised, Grayson Bakich is a recent recipient of a Master’s Degree in Political Science at the University of Central Florida. His thesis examined recent trends in political polarization and how this leads into justification of violence.

Recent Posts

Crane Urges Upcoming Events Be Held in Domed Stadiums During Drone Hearing

Representative Eli Crane (R-AZ) urged that the upcoming 2028 Olympics and 2026 FIFA World Cup…

8 hours ago

Biggs Urges Senate Passage of House Rescissions Bill

Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ) spearheaded a recent letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD),…

10 hours ago

Arizona Invests $2 Million in Flying Vehicle Research Amid Budget Debates

As a test site for next-generation transportation technology, Arizona has set aside $2 million of…

11 hours ago

First Plague Death in Nearly Two Decades Reported in Northern Arizona

Health officials said Friday that a resident of Coconino County had died from pneumonic plague,…

12 hours ago

White House Posts 'Superman Trump' Image as Director Defends Immigrant Storyline

The much awaited "Superman" reboot from Warner Bros. broke a new record for standalone Superman…

1 day ago