Social media companies that censor users or remove posts for ideological reasons could soon face fines in Poland in a world-first attempt to curb the power of Big Tech through legislation. Tech companies had reached a point where they were deciding what was legal and what was not -- but that was not their role, Kaleta says. "Instead, that is for the national body; duly elected officials and all industries, car, phones, finance -- were unregulated till they grew too large -- the same should happen with Big Tech." TWITTER OK WITH ANTI-TRUMP LINCOLN PROJECT PUBLISHING PRIVATE MESSAGES OF EX-MEMBERHe added that the removal of former U.S. President Donald Trump from social media platforms was just another example of Big Tech overreach and set a dangerous precedent. "It’s very disturbing because if Big Tech sees themselves as an organization empowered enough to ban a sitting president of the U.S., it sends a message to the world --that we can ban anyone, whenever we want," he added.

Source: Fox News February 17, 2021 15:11 UTC