Ted Cruz digs in for congressional battle over 'censorship' on Twitter, Facebook

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz set conservative Twitter on fire as he tore into Jack Dorsey, the platform’s CEO, during a recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, creating the sort of viral moment senators crave from such high-profile exchanges. “Facebook and Twitter and Google have massive power. They have a monopoly on public discourse in the online arena,” Cruz told Dorsey and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, whom the Texas Republican and other GOP members of the committee had subpoenaed to address what they view as “censorship” and “suppression” by Big Tech during the 2020 election. “Your policies are applied in a partisan and selective manner,” Cruz said, demanding that Dorsey and Zuckerberg produce data showing how often they flag or block Republican candidates and elected officials as opposed to Democrats. “What a moment,” right-wing commentator Dinesh D’Souza tweeted, sharing a clip from the hearing with his 1.9 million followers. “This is almost TOO GOOD,” tweeted Dan Bongino, another conservative commentator, urging his 2.7 million followers to “Watch Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey absolutely squirm in his chair as Ted Cruz goes full trial lawyer on him.” IN-DEPTH: Cornyn, Cruz not holding out much hope for Trump to pull off re-election As…
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