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The Fox News Rundown

Republicans Target Big Tech, As Trump Launches New Social Media Platform

The Fox News Rundown

FOX News Podcasts

Daily News, News, Politics

3.41.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Former President Trump launched a new communications platform on Tuesday that will let him post comments, videos and pictures. The rollout comes as Facebook's Oversight Board prepares to announce today if the former President can have his account reinstated or if he will be permanently banned. Facebook along with other social media sites like Twitter, Instagram and YouTube banned President Trump from using their platforms following the 2020 election. Big Tech companies have been under a lot of scrutiny for censoring Republican voices on their platforms. GOP lawmakers have been calling for the removal of Section 230 which grants internet companies immunity for most third-party content. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) is one of those lawmakers. He joins the Rundown to explain his new legislation that will force Big Tech companies to protect free speech, declare social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter "common carriers" and repeal Section 230. House Republicans have intensified campaign efforts for the midterm elections, adding more Democratic lawmakers to their list of House seats they hope they can flip in 2022. Fox News national politics reporter Paul Steinhauser joins to forecast the likelihood that the Republicans will reclaim control of the House following the 2022 midterms, which Senate races will be closely contested by both parties and he unpacks the House GOP leadership's internal dispute over Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming. Plus, commentary by FOX News contributor Liz Peek. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I'm Katie Pavlich and this is the Fox News rundown.

0:19.2

Wednesday, May 5th, 2021. I'm Jessica Rosenthal. We've heard the complaints about Big Tech, but

0:28.7

now some lawmakers say they're ready to act. Introducing legislation that could alter how social media

0:34.1

companies operate if such laws were to pass Congress. This is not trying to

0:38.7

protect or dilute the economic investment these companies have been made made but this is about preventing them

0:44.5

from denying the right of free speech. I'm Chris Foster. Republicans are counting on a

0:49.8

big red wave to take back the House next year. Earlier this year they targeted 47 House Democrats that they said revolvable coming up in the

0:58.0

22 midterms.

0:59.0

Now they're upping that by 10.

1:01.0

Up to 57 House Democrats they're going to try to target.

1:04.1

They think that they can flip some of these seats from blue to red.

1:07.2

We speak with Fox News National Politics reporter Paul Steinhauser.

1:10.7

I'm Liz Peek.

1:11.8

I've got the final word on the Fox News rundown.

1:15.0

We've been hearing lawmakers talk and really complain about big tech for a while now.

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