https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/...y-is-wrong


"For those who care about free speech, the last couple weeks saw two major developments from two people who have enormous influence over our public discourse.

First, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, whom I have previously criticized, gave an important address in defense of free speech. In it, he explained Facebook's new policy that they would not censor political speech, but would instead allow the marketplace of ideas, the back-and-forth of political debate, to resolve public policy disputes.

Second, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced that Twitter would now ban all political advertisements....

First, if banning political ads – from candidates, groups, or individual citizens – becomes the norm, that only stands to benefit two groups: incumbent politicians and the mainstream media....

And, critically, it is only the left that is calling for censorship. I don't want social media to silence Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren. I think their socialist agenda is nonsense. But, I am perfectly happy to engage them on substance to demonstrate that socialism has proven to be an abject failure and that the American free enterprise system has been the greatest enemy that poverty has ever seen.

If you disagree with me, or anyone else, engage on the merits, don't censor the opposition...."