On Monday, Mo Brooks spoke to radio host and Alabama Today editor Apryl Marie Fogel on WACV radio and discussed the continued ban of Donald Trump on Facebook and other social media platforms.
On Wednesday he stated on Twitter, “Like I told @aprylmarie on WACV radio, if social media platforms are going to censor content on their sites, then we need to remove legal protections that exempt social media platforms from liable and slander lawsuits.”
https://twitter.com/RepMoBrooks/status/1390075835625787393
In another post on Twitter, Brooks stated, “Facebook’s continued ban of President Trump is a direct attack on the First Amendment’s Freedom of Speech rights. But President Trump is not alone. Facebook suppresses free speech of millions of Americans on a daily if not hourly basis.”
https://twitter.com/RepMoBrooks/status/1390039511321784321
In a press release, he released the following statement.
“Congress and the federal government must act to protect Freedom of Speech. Congress and the federal government can do that by:
1. Using anti-trust laws to break up the monopolies of Facebook, Twitter, Google and every other communications conduit Americans use to express their views and values.
2. Repealing any and all immunities Facebook, Twitter, Google and the like have that protects them from liability for their defamatory, libelous and slanderous conduct. A media conduit that edits and controls speech must be responsible for the injuries to reputations that ensue.
“In sum, no federal law should be used as a sword or shield that aids and abets a company’s Freedom of Speech suppression. Any company that suppresses Freedom of Speech must know it will be held responsible for conduct that undermines one of America’s most cherished rights.”
