By John Eggerton, Multichannel News, 6-10-21

Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), ranking member of the House Communications Subcommittee, has introduced the Promoting Rights and Online Speech Protections to Ensure Every Consumer is Heard (PRO-SPEECH) Act.

He said it will provide “baseline protections to prohibit Big Tech from engaging in unfair, deceptive, or anti-competitive practices that limit or control consumers’ speech.”

Republicans, including Wicker, have consistently argued that Silicon Valley has a bias against conservative speech that it expresses through blocking and throttling speakers.  » Read More