Loomer Unleashed - March 09, 2019


US Senator Agrees To Meet With Laura Loomer About Social Media Censorship


Episode Stats

Length

2 minutes

Words per Minute

158.34587

Word Count

351

Sentence Count

30


Summary

Tech companies have special immunity from the government, but should they also be allowed to act like censors? In this episode, Laura Limmer asks Senator Lindsey Graham to join her on a panel to push back against Silicon Valley's censorship policies.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 My worry is that these companies are increasingly censoring.
00:00:03.000 I mean they are they are censoring conservatives, they are censoring based on political viewpoint.
00:00:07.000 And my question is, should they really be getting this special immunity from the government if they're also going to act like censors?
00:00:33.000 My name is Laura Loomer.
00:00:37.000 My name is Laura Limmer.
00:00:39.000 I'll say that again.
00:00:40.000 Do you think Senator Graham should honor the tradition that those lips?
00:00:44.000 You know, I think he's doing the right thing.
00:00:47.000 I think he's doing the right thing.
00:00:47.000 Hi, my name is Laura Limer.
00:00:48.000 I'm a conservative service and I am probably one of the most censored people in America.
00:00:52.000 Oh my gosh.
00:00:53.000 I have been banned by Twitter.
00:00:54.000 I've been banned by Uber Lyft, Uber Eats, PayPal.
00:00:56.000 Even Tracy Bay suspended my online access the other day.
00:00:59.000 I've been banned everywhere and I really need you to help me and hold the panel so that we can get justice for conservatives who have been censored by this big tech social media company.
00:01:08.000 Because Akrida said journalists like myself can no longer make a living online.
00:01:12.000 90% of my income came from PayPal.
00:01:15.000 And so will you agree to meet with me in your office so that we can take steps to address social media bias?
00:01:21.000 We would love to visit with you.
00:01:23.000 Thanks everybody.
00:01:25.000 Thanks for watching and the conference area.
00:01:29.000 People like Alex Limmery.
00:01:31.000 Thank you.
00:01:41.000 Why should the US government favor those companies in a way that they don't favor my company, for example?
00:01:48.000 Yeah, I think that's a very good question.
00:01:49.000 And look, I mean, let's be honest.
00:01:50.000 These tech companies, Facebook, Google, Twitter, they have gotten huge.
00:01:53.000 They have gotten powerful.
00:01:54.000 They have gotten rich on the backs of this special immunity that they get from the federal government, on the back of what's called Section 230.
00:02:01.000 And I think it's time we asked some hard questions.
00:02:03.000 They're monopolies now.
00:02:05.000 They're very powerful.
00:02:06.000 They appear to be using their power to try and shut down political viewpoints that they don't agree with, usually conservative.