Big Tech censorship has been an ongoing First Amendment issue for conservative Americans who use social media platforms to speak out.
Since Elon Musk took ownership of Twitter last week, posts made by President Joe Biden have been fact-checked several times, something the left is not accustomed to because of biased treatment.
Before, leftists saw censorship and fact-checking as positive retaliation against Trump and his supporters. Now that one of their own is feeling the burdensome effects, will they continue to support the efforts to moderate speech online?
Last Friday, Biden tweeted about the Inflation Reduction Act, to which Twitter added more context regarding his claims, as seen on the right.
In another post seen below, Biden claims that insulin costs are capped at $35 a month thanks to the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. The fact-checkers, however, clarify that the cap is only for individuals on Medicare, not for those who hold private insurance.
In one more example post circulating the internet, Biden asserts, "We lost over 180,000 manufacturing jobs under the last guy. We've created 700,000 manufacturing jobs on my watch."
Viewers shared the added context explanation seen online, which says the tweet is "conflating regaining lost jobs with creation of new jobs that never existed before."
The White House's attempts to mislead have been met with inconvenient clarification.
For years Republicans have advocated for changes to Section 230, but their efforts have been overlooked. Now that leftists may be in for a taste of their own medicine on Twitter, progress on the front of free speech online may become a priority.
Regardless, the battle against censorship and silencing of certain viewpoints continues strong. Whether it's on Facebook, NextDoor, or many other social apps, voices are unarguably silenced that defy the mainstream, developed narrative.
As COS endorser Ben Carson once said: "Here's a nation, one of the founding pillars was freedom of speech and freedom of expression. And yet, we have imposed upon people restrictions on what they can say, on what they can think. And the media is the largest proponent of this, crucifying people who say things really quite innocently."
Government is supposed to be for the people, which one would think includes protecting something as important as free speech.
If politicians would rather protect their own party's interest over the Constitution, it's just another reason to draw the line with a once-in-a-lifetime Convention of States.
"If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter." – George Washington
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