The subject of big tech censorship has been contentious for probably close to a decade now. Censorship was rife on Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms following the 2016 election, and spiraled out of control once the Biden Administration took the helm. There was a point where it was hard to tell what truth was, what was not truth, and what was a joke on social media for a while.
But then we learned Facebook had been censoring Republican viewpoints from their platform, Google was manipulating search inquiries, and the smoke began to clear the air. People finally saw what was happening. That did not stop the Biden Administration from censoring even further, even when people were calling it out. All told, around 98 federal agencies, under Biden's direction, were forced to censor things about the pandemic, COVID vaccines, and countless other stories, that all turned out to be true.
However, the times are changing with President Trump back in the White House. The new Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson recently announced the agency is soliciting public input on the content moderation policies of the big tech platforms. Dan Schneider of the Media Research Center says there is a new sheriff in town, and the games are over.
"Ferguson is now the head of the FTC, and he has made is a priority to root out the censorship, and the efforts to try and dry up ad revenue dollars for conservative media outlets," he says.
The whole idea of censorship not only is un-American, but it is also unconstitutional, considering it violates the First Amendment. When you censor someone's viewpoints because it is Right-leaning, or truthful in many cases, that is not 'protecting the people.' That is borderline dictatorship, and something you would see in North Korea.
Again, though, it is the awn of a new era for Americans freedom. President Trump has begun his massive cleanup of the bloated, overpaid, and underperforming bureaucracy in Washington. That include cleaning out the censorship that has plagued us.
"Some of the censorship was so aggressive, even the big tech firms were uncomfortable with it," says Schnieder. "Now, these firms are mostly starting to learn how to work with the Trump Administration...except for Google and YouTube, they continue to be the outliers."
Google has no incentive to stop what they are doing, which is essentially manipulating their search engine to provide more positive, left-leaning content. YouTube is essentially the same. Both are so big; it is going to be hard to reel in their insanity.
But the new era not just in the White House, but at the FTC, might be enough to make them start changing their tune.
"[Andrew Ferguson] has made it clear...the FTC will enforce the law and go after these big tech firms if they continue to silence us," he says.
The first month of the Trump presidency has brought us already to a return to normalcy, at least somewhat. There is still a long way to go. But the dawn of our new freedom rich era is here, and the road to salvation is being laid.
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