
by Didi Rankovic at Reclaim the Net
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under the leadership of chairman Andrew Ferguson has launched its own probe into Big Tech’s censorship of Americans. This is the initial step, a Request for Information (RFI), that could lead to a full investigation.
The announcement on the FTC website said the goal of the public inquiry is to “better understand” the ways tech companies behind social networks ban users or “degrade” their access based on speech or affiliations.
The Commission wants to establish if such practices may be illegal, in addition to being “un-American” – by preventing people from speaking freely and openly.
In order to arrive at a conclusion,…
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