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Social media firms are 'playing with fire' by banning right-wing accounts, US Senator Wicker says

( January 12, 2021, 22:39 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: US Senator Roger Wicker, the senior Republican on the Senate Commerce Committee, said social media companies "are playing with fire" by banning conservatives. A number of platforms have blocked right-wing accounts, including some of the organizers behind last week's incident on Capitol Hill and President Donald Trump, himself. “Social media giants are using their market dominance and exercising politically biased censorship over what content users can access. These companies are adversely affecting the lives of real people, but they need to know they are playing with fire. I will fight to hold them accountable," said Wicker, who represents Mississippi.Statement follows in full:...

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