Congressman Madison Cawthorn, RN.C., told Fox & Friends that it is time to “fight” the censorship of big technologies after Twitter and other social media platforms permanently banned President Trump.
The youngest member of Congress called the prohibitions a “dangerous precedent” and suggested that some form of “breach of trust” may be necessary.
He also supports the changes favored by Trump to an important online liability law – Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects publishers from being sued for what users post on their websites.
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“These 60,000 conservative Twitter accounts that have now been permanently banned … this sets a very dangerous precedent. It is something we must fight against,” Cawthron told co-host Pete Hegseth on Saturday.
Cawthorn says a grassroots movement will be needed until the mid-term elections of 2022 for the Republican Party to retake the House and Senate.
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“The future of the Republican Party is bright,” said the 25-year-old, despite growing evidence of a deep division in the party.
“I feel like we’ve been the ‘no’ party, which just said no to the Democrats and just reacted to what they do, but I think we need to be the thought leaders … so I think it’s time for the Republicans to go to the offensive when it comes to ideas, “added Cawthorn.