{"id":520357,"date":"2022-12-03T10:10:28","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T07:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/gop-lawmakers-called-twitters-post-censorship-tipping-point-for-big-tech\/"},"modified":"2022-12-03T10:10:28","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T07:10:28","slug":"gop-lawmakers-called-twitters-post-censorship-tipping-point-for-big-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gop-lawmakers-called-twitters-post-censorship-tipping-point-for-big-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"#GOP lawmakers called Twitter&#8217;s Post censorship &#8216;tipping point&#8217; for big tech"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2553bbe1d02\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2553bbe1d02\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gop-lawmakers-called-twitters-post-censorship-tipping-point-for-big-tech\/#%E2%80%9CGOP_lawmakers_called_Twitters_Post_censorship_%E2%80%98tipping_point_for_big_tech%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;GOP lawmakers called Twitter&#8217;s Post censorship &#8216;tipping point&#8217; for big tech&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gop-lawmakers-called-twitters-post-censorship-tipping-point-for-big-tech\/#Catch_up_on_Twitters_censorship_of_the_Posts_Hunter_Biden_laptop_story\" >Catch up on Twitter\u2019s censorship of the Post\u2019s Hunter Biden laptop story<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGOP_lawmakers_called_Twitters_Post_censorship_%E2%80%98tipping_point_for_big_tech%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;GOP lawmakers called Twitter&#8217;s Post censorship &#8216;tipping point&#8217; for big tech&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Republican lawmakers called Twitter\u2019s suppression of The Post\u2019s groundbreaking Hunter Biden laptop story the \u201ctipping point\u201d of big tech shortly after the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> giant\u2019s censorship. <\/p>\n<p>The remarks, revealed in internal emails made public Friday, and shared by Twitter CEO Elon Musk, came after 12 congressional members, including nine <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb3Qpq-1GoNn\">GOPers<\/a>, were informally polled  by NetChoice, a lobbying firm for major tech companies including Twitter, Meta, TikTok, and Google shortly after the expos\u00e9 was censored. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHigh level takeaway \u2014 every Republican said, \u2018This is a tipping point. It\u2019s just too much,&#8217;\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtaibbi\/status\/1598839971451838465\/photo\/1\">NetChoice boss Carl Szabo told<\/a> Twitter\u2019s public policy chief\u00a0Lauren Culbertson in an email, warning her that the social media company could be in for a \u201cblood bath\u201d in congressional hearings, according to the internal email obtained by journalist Matt Taibbi.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"807\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-suppression-620.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=807\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Szabo tweet\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-suppression-620.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1614 1614w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-suppression-620.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1211 1210w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-suppression-620.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=807 807w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-suppression-620.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=404 403w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-suppression-620.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 807px) 100vw, 807px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Szabo said some members on the Hill were calling the censoring &#8220;tech&#8217;s Access Hollywood moment.&#8221;                                <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">mtaibbi\/Twitter<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"393\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-suppression-622.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=393\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-suppression-622.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=786 786w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-suppression-622.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=589 589w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-suppression-622.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=393 393w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-suppression-622.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=196 196w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-suppression-622.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    An image from Hunter Biden&#8217;s laptop.                                <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"527\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-suppression-617-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=527\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"New York Post cover for Thursday, October 15, 2020.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-suppression-617-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1054 1054w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-suppression-617-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=790 790w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-suppression-617-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=527 527w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-suppression-617-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=263 263w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/twitter-suppression-617-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    New York Post cover for Thursday, October 15, 2020.                             <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">vmodica<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Catch_up_on_Twitters_censorship_of_the_Posts_Hunter_Biden_laptop_story\"><\/span>Catch up on Twitter\u2019s censorship of the Post\u2019s Hunter Biden laptop story<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>\u201cTech is screwed and rightfully so,\u201d one of the lawmaker\u2019s staffers is quoted as saying in an email. <\/p>\n<p>The identities of the politicians or their staffers were not revealed, but the email claimed they ranged from House Judiciary Committee members to Rep. 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