Trump op-ed defends Big Tech suit, says platforms are 'manipulating debate'

July 9, 2021 | 1:24pm | Updated July 9, 2021 | 1:48pm Enlarge Image Donald Trump said Big Tech is “manipulating and controlling the political debate itself.” AP Former President Donald Trump is defending his recently filed lawsuit against Big Tech companies, slamming platforms for being quick to moderate speech emanating from the US while excusing Chinese propaganda and threats to America from Iran’s supreme leader. In an op-ed published Thursday in the Wall Street Journal, the 45th president began by explaining, “The internet is the new public square. In recent years, however, Big Tech platforms have become increasingly brazen and shameless in censoring and discriminating against ideas, information and people on social media — banning users, deplatforming organizations, and aggressively blocking the free flow of information on which our democracy depends.” “No longer are Big Tech giants simply removing specific threats of violence,” the president continued. “They are manipulating and controlling the political debate itself.” Trump then listed a series of examples, including how social media responded in the wake of The Post’s reporting on Hunter Biden in the weeks leading up to the 2020 presidential election, as well as the censorship of any content questioning the origin of…
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