Sen. Josh Hawley Slams ‘Sweetheart Deals’ Between Government and Big Tech

RUSH TRANSCRIPT STRASSEL Hello ░░░░░░░░ Okay we don t ░░░░░░░░ a ton of time ░░░░░░░░ here so here s ░░░░░░░░ I want to do ░░░░░░░░ want to try to ░░░░░░░░ this by keeping on ░░░░░░░░ focus There s all ░░░░░░░░ Big Tech out there ░░░░░░░░ media clearly posing a ░░░░░░░░ of big problems and ░░░░░░░░ How do we as ░░░░░░░░ go about fixing it ░░░░░░░░ that s how I ░░░░░░░░ to kind of think ░░░░░░░░ this So you spent ░░░░░░░░ lot of time in ░░░░░░░░ time as an attorney ░░░░░░░░ and now you re ░░░░░░░░ in D C What ░░░░░░░░ your time in terms ░░░░░░░░ Google Twitter Facebook all ░░░░░░░░ interaction do you think ░░░░░░░░ the two or three ░░░░░░░░ problem HAWLEY Well you ░░░░░░░░ first of all it ░░░░░░░░ great to be with ░░░░░░░░ Kim This is a ░░░░░░░░ of fun Thanks a ░░░░░░░░ for having us Thanks ░░░░░░░░ having us CPAC It ░░░░░░░░ great to be here ░░░░░░░░ of all I think ░░░░░░░░ fact that that these ░░░░░░░░ have gotten so big ░░░░░░░░ so powerful and now ░░░░░░░░ re putting their thumbs ░░░░░░░░ the scale to discriminate ░░░░░░░░ conservatives and libertarians Michelle ░░░░░░░░ just talking about some ░░░░░░░░ it The fact that ░░░░░░░░ Facebook Twitter Google are ░░░░░░░░ a left wing social ░░░░░░░░ while marshaling their market ░░░░░░░░ to shut conservative voices ░░░░░░░░ of the marketplace that ░░░░░░░░ a huge huge problem ░░░░░░░░ the meantime they are ░░░░░░░░ taking from us our ░░░░░░░░ personal confidential information They ░░░░░░░░ not asking us they ░░░░░░░░ not telling us they ░░░░░░░░ turning around and selling ░░░░░░░░ to make money off ░░░░░░░░ us So you put ░░░░░░░░ two things together I ░░░░░░░░ we ve got a ░░░░░░░░ problem STRASSEL Censorship and ░░░░░░░░ concerns HAWLEY Absolutely STRASSEL ░░░░░░░░ So in Washington as ░░░░░░░░ legislator I mean what ░░░░░░░░ we do about it ░░░░░░░░ because look as conservatives ░░░░░░░░ don t necessarily want ░░░░░░░░ of new laws We ░░░░░░░░ t want alphabet soup ░░░░░░░░ out there with whole ░░░░░░░░ controls So how do ░░░░░░░░ balance that What do ░░░░░░░░ go about doing about ░░░░░░░░ HAWLEY Well you know ░░░░░░░░ think one of the ░░░░░░░░ we should think about ░░░░░░░░ the sweetheart deal that ░░░░░░░░ Tech has gotten from ░░░░░░░░ I mean Big Tech ░░░░░░░░ t gotten so big ░░░░░░░░ so powerful just on ░░░░░░░░ own It s gotten ░░░░░░░░ whole bunch of sweetheart ░░░░░░░░ from government none more ░░░░░░░░ than Section 230 of ░░░░░░░░ Communications Decency Act which ░░░░░░░░ that Big Tech is ░░░░░░░░ subject to the same ░░░░░░░░ as other media companies ░░░░░░░░ media providers including for ░░░░░░░░ the platform you work ░░░░░░░░ Kim I mean you ░░░░░░░░ subject STRASSEL Publishers HAWLEY ░░░░░░░░ yeah Publishers You re ░░░░░░░░ to a different set ░░░░░░░░ rules than Big Tech ░░░░░░░░ and Big Tech has ░░░░░░░░ that in order to ░░░░░░░░ many instances discriminate against ░░░░░░░░ and libertarians but yet ░░░░░░░░ the consequences of it ░░░░░░░░ I think we need ░░░░░░░░ look at this cozy ░░░░░░░░ between Big Tech and ░░░░░░░░ government because that s ░░░░░░░░ far along the way ░░░░░░░░ where we are now.”