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Josh Hawley Says 'We Oughta Break Up Twitter' Following Platform's New Privacy Policy
Landon Mion | @landon_mion | Posted: Nov 30, 2021 11:00 PM
Sen. Josh Hawley (R) said Tuesday that Twitter's new privacy policy, which allows the platform to take action against the sharing of "unauthorized private media," gives the company more opportunities to censor conservative voices and further pushed for the breakup of the tech giant.
"We ought to break them up. At the end of the day, here's the deal: The last thing America needs is another Big Tech robber baron who doesn't care anything for free speech, and that's exactly what Twitter is giving us," Hawley said during an appearance on "Fox News Primetime."
After Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down as Twitter CEO, the platform released a statement notifying users of its new privacy policy regarding the "misuse of private media" that the company claims affects everyone but has a "disproportionate effect on women, activists, dissidents, and members of minority communities."
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