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WASHINGTON, February 24, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — Top House Democrats are pressuring Big Tech and cable carriers to crack down on right-wing media outlets, including Fox News and Newsmax, in a new campaign against conservative speech.
On Monday, Reps. Jerry McNerney (D-CA) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA), members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, sent letters to the heads of twelve cable and streaming companies, pressuring them to punish right-wing channels in the wake of the January 6 Capitol protest.
The letters took aim at Comcast, Verizon, Amazon, Apple, and other cable providers, alleging that they had “a major role in the spread of dangerous misinformation” that led to the breach of the Capitol and that “hinders our public health response” to COVID-19.
“Our country’s public discourse is plagued by misinformation, disinformation, conspiracy theories, and lies” that “undergird the radicalization of seditious individuals who committed acts of insurrection on January 6” and “a growing distrust of public health measures,” Reps. McNerney and Eshoo wrote.
“We are concerned about the role AT&T plays in disseminating misinformation to millions of its U-verse, DirecTV,
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