(PatriotHQ) Most Americans back Republicans in Congress looking into social media censorship, according to public outcry!
According to a Rasmussen Reports poll issued on Tuesday, most people want Republicans in Congress looking into claims of social media censorship.
The majority (77%) believe it is at least somewhat likely social media platforms like Facebook “suppress news and discussion because of political prejudice.” 52 percent of them rated it as “extremely likely.” There is unanimity among all parties, since the majority of Republicans, Democrats, and independents think it is at least fairly probable.
Almost three-quarters, or 72%, agree social media censorship is at least a fairly serious issue, but 73% also think “misinformation” on social media is at least a somewhat severe issue.
Politics clearly influences opinions about whether censorship or the dissemination of false information on social media is the largest concern, according to Rasmussen Reports.
Republicans are more likely than Democrats to think censorship is a Very Serious concern. (69%) compared to misinformation (42%). Democrats, on the other hand, are much more likely than Republicans to consider censorship to be a Very Serious concern (57%) compared to misinformation (32%). Among voters who are not affiliated with one of the main parties, 49% consider social media censorship to be a Very Serious issue, which is somewhat higher than the 45% who consider misinformation to be a Very Serious one.
Republicans (70%) are much more likely to think it’s Very Likely than Democrats (39%) or unaffiliated voters (49%) news and discussion on social media platforms like Facebook will be censored due to political prejudice.
However, there is agreement when asked if they favor Republican proposals to look into social media corporations for censorship, as 66 percent of respondents said yes. 43 percent of them “strongly” concur.
86 percent of Republicans, 52 percent of Democrats, and 63 percent of independents support the action.
On December 8 and 11, 2022, a survey of 1,000 probable voters in the United States was conducted. It has a +/- 3% margin of error and was released on the same day Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) criticized Big Tech at a panel discussion, claiming there was evidence social media companies targeted “scientific dissenters” to influence the conversation about the Chinese coronavirus.
The attempt to impose a single, acceptable narrative on all of these difficulties is at the root of this problem, as well as other problems with COVID. DeSantis made the comment while referencing Twitter’s censoring of Dr. Jay Bhattachary.
DeSantis referenced the open letter questioning how the epidemic was handled, noting it was similar to what he and some other individuals argued about the need to pursue the authors of the Great Barrington Declaration. It was evident, according to the governor, individuals promoting masking and lockdown procedures “didn’t want to have any criticism” of their practices.
DeSantis said, “And so part of the reason I think it’s been a bad response from the very beginning, you’ve had a lot of arrogance it’s our way or the highway, and anyone offers any type of dissenting opinion — and they were censoring from day one.” He added the Faucis of the world sought to “distance themselves from any criticism or denigrate anybody had a different way of thinking.”
“Ultimately, your opinions, policies, and assessments of this field of medicine should stand on their own. And if you can’t defend the policy against reasonable criticism, you may need to look in the mirror. However, wasn’t what these elites wanted to accomplish, he added.
DeSantis’ comments come in the wake of the publication of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s deposition from November, in which he claimed to be “so disassociated” from social media yet admitted to speaking with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and disclosed his daughter worked for Twitter.
Even before the midterm elections, Republican leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) pledged his party will hold Fauci accountable while concentrating on other coronavirus-related concerns.
There is a lot of talk on Capitol Hill, but will there be action? Don’t hold your breath!
