Barr claims social media platforms "engaged in censorship" acting like "publishers"

[anatta]

Attorney General William Barr told "Special Report" in the second part of an exclusive interview that aired Tuesday that he believes social media platforms are "engaged in censorship" and are acting more like "publishers".

"So you think these [social media] firms are somehow censoring the president and his supporters?" host Bret Baier asked Barr.

"I think there are -- clearly these, these entities are now engaged in censorship," Barr responded. "And they originally held themselves out as open forums where people, where the third parties could come and express their views and they built up a tremendous network of eyeballs.

"They had a lot of market power based on that presentation," the attorney general added. "And now they are acting much more like publishers because they're censoring particular viewpoints and putting their own content in there to to diminish the impact of various people's views."

Baier asked Barr if he was taking "some action" on the issue.

"We are looking, as many others are, at changing Section 230, which is a rule that provides some protection for these companies..." Barr said.

"Which requires Congress?" Baier interjected.
"Which would require Congress," Barr said. "Yes."
https://www.foxnews.com/media/barr-c...ing-viewpoints

[anatta]

If Beijing Biden should get in look for more and more censorship of what is essentially today;s public square

[Trumpet]

Attorney General William Barr told "Special Report" in the second part of an exclusive interview that aired Tuesday that he believes social media platforms are "engaged in censorship" and are acting more like "publishers".

"So you think these [social media] firms are somehow censoring the president and his supporters?" host Bret Baier asked Barr.

"I think there are -- clearly these, these entities are now engaged in censorship," Barr responded. "And they originally held themselves out as open forums where people, where the third parties could come and express their views and they built up a tremendous network of eyeballs.

"They had a lot of market power based on that presentation," the attorney general added. "And now they are acting much more like publishers because they're censoring particular viewpoints and putting their own content in there to to diminish the impact of various people's views."

Baier asked Barr if he was taking "some action" on the issue.

"We are looking, as many others are, at changing Section 230, which is a rule that provides some protection for these companies..." Barr said.

"Which requires Congress?" Baier interjected.
"Which would require Congress," Barr said. "Yes."
https://www.foxnews.com/media/barr-c...ing-viewpoints

Lackey Bill Barr will parrot whatever nutjob Trump tells him to.