The Federalist reports Twitter suspended the account of the chief of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commission. That gentleman, Mark Morgan, had sent the following message:
“You may not promote violence against, threaten, or harass other people on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability, or serious disease,” Twitter wrote in an email explaining the suspension. As is clear from the banned post’s text, the commissioner did not threaten anyone based on race, national origin, or anything else.
What Morgan wrote is not the functional equivalent of shouting "FIRE" in a crowded theater. If he was harassing anyone, it was criminals and drug smugglers - not exactly protected classes.
Assuming Republicans ever get control of Congress again, there is a serious need to rein in social media political bias. These dudes are out of control, declare them public utilities and regulate them.
The electric company doesn't get to turn off your power because they don't like your politics. Twitter and Facebook shouldn't be able to cut you off for that reason either. The First Amendment's protection of free speech is relatively absolute.
