Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas has declared his intention to confront and expose the alleged suppression of conservative media by major tech companies.
Speaking on Newsmax, Cruz outlined his strategy to bring to light the purported censorship of conservative voices, and to take legal action against the tech giants involved.
According to the Daily Caller, Cruz has already initiated a subpoena through his Senate Commerce Committee against Bonterra, an online service provider. Last year, Bonterra was accused of censoring conservatives, and Cruz is now demanding documents related to the deplatforming of the Independent Womens Forum. During his appearance on Carl Higbie: Frontline, Cruz explained that his approach is twofold: exposure and legal action.
Cruz stated, You start with exposure, because Big Tech often hides behind. They deny that theyre doing anything, and theyre the custodians of all the information. So if someone is shadow-banned on old Twitter or on Facebook, they say, Well, theres no empirical evidence. Theres no data that shows this is happening.' Thats because you have all the data. And so exposing it is the first step.
The senator's strategy extends beyond merely shedding light on these issues. He intends to harness the full power of the federal government to address this perceived bias. Cruz revealed, There are lots of tools. Ive met with President Trumps chairman of his FCC and the chairman of the FTC, in addition to many officials at the Department of Justice. And I believe this administration is going to use the law enforcement power. The federal government is going to use the antitrust laws and the consumer protection laws to go after Big Tech censorship.
Under Cruz's guidance, the Commerce Committee is set to utilize its significant authority, including the power to issue subpoenas, to challenge and limit what Cruz labels as Big Tech censorship. Cruz asserted, We have jurisdiction over about 40% of the U.S. economy, and that includes all of Big Tech. That includes AI and Big Tech, and when it comes to Big Tech censorship, I think Big Tech censorship is the single greatest threat to free speech in America and the single greatest threat to free and fair elections.
The committee has already arranged votes on several subpoenas designed to bring transparency and accountability to the operations of major tech companies. Cruz announced, So weve actually noticed subpoenas that the committee will be voting on next week, and its the first in what I expect to be multiple subpoenas, because we are going to bring transparency, and we are going to stop Big Tech censorship practices.
Reflecting on the first Trump administration, Cruz expressed optimism for the current term. He said, In the first Trump term, I tried to get the administration to do that. And, unfortunately, the Cabinet, they were not able to come together and get that done. Im much more optimistic in this second term that theyre going to execute on what President Trump wants and whats the right thing to do for the American people.
Conservative media has been vocal in its criticism of what it perceives as systemic bias and censorship from both the government and major tech platforms. Recent actions, such as President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at ending so-called government censorship on online platforms, suggest a growing commitment to addressing these concerns.
This executive order underscores past government activities that are believed to have infringed on free speech by compelling third-party platforms to moderate content in a biased manner.
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