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Big Tech Forcing MPs To Self-Censor In Australian Parliament: Craig Kelly MP

• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Daniel Y. Teng

In a wide-ranging interview with Emeritus Law Professor David Flint, Kelly, who last year resigned from the Liberal Party to join the UAP, said Big Tech companies had become the "de facto Hansard" in reference to the official transcript of Parliamentary debates used across Commonwealth countries.

"On the floor of Parliament, I have to think, 'If I say these words, will YouTube delete this?'" he told Flint in an episode of Australia Calling, which can be viewed on The Epoch Times website, as well as Rumble and YouTube.

"I think we need to enshrine 'freedom of speech,' especially in the age of these large tech giants who have so much control of what goes into the media," he said. "People talk about the Murdoch media having so much control, they have nothing on the control that Facebook and YouTube do."

"It's also controlling other groups like Sky News Australia and other independent media commentators who use YouTube and Facebook to post their interviews and content," he added. "They know in certain areas if they talk about something which is contrary to the economic interests of those (Big Tech) companies, they will have their platforms taken down."

Kelly called on the platforms to be recognised as publishers saying they could not have it "both ways."

"Facebook and YouTube today have taken the role of the 'Old Town Square.' They've got the right to say who goes into the Town Square, who's allowed to stand up on the soapbox, and who's allowed to speak and who is not allowed to speak," he said.


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