GOP's claim that Facebook censored fundraiser rings hollow for conservatives after Senate …

A Republican fund-raiser has made an ill-timed plea for help in fighting social-media censorship, tweeting in distress just minutes after the GOP-led Senate voted to override President Donald Trump’s bid to hit back at Big Tech. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) claimed on Friday that Facebook shut down the advertising account of the Georgia Battleground Fund, a fund-raising umbrella for the NSRC and the campaigns of Republican Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue. The move came just four days before a runoff election that would flip control of the Senate to Democrats if Loeffler and Perdue both lose to their rivals.The NRSC urged supporters to go to Georgia Battleground’s website to help fight back, tweeting: “Big Tech is at it again.”Conservatives on Twitter balked at the request, mocking the group for expecting continued support from politicians who took no action when there was a chance to repeal Section 230 that protects social media giants from being held legally responsible for the content on their platforms.”You literally just overrode the veto on 230, and you’re going to tweet this?” journalist Jack Posobiec asked.  » Read More