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Congressional Democrats and Republicans agree that Big Tech companies are too powerful, says a Texas congressman who is a leader on the issue.
\\u201cThese Big Tech companies have gotten to the point that they own the government, in a sense,\\u201d Rep. Lance Gooden, co-chair and co-founder of the Freedom From Big Tech Caucus, says, adding that \\u201cpeople are tired of being censored, of being policed, by Big Tech.\\u201d
With many Democrats agreeing that Congress should place some limits on the power of Big Tech platforms, the Biden administration has called on these companies to stop the spread of "misinformation" or "disinformation."
During an interview with Axios on climate change, White House national climate adviser Gina McCarthy said that \\u201ctech companies have to stop allowing specific individuals over and over again to spread disinformation."
To fix this problem, the former Environmental Protection Agency administrator said, "we need the tech companies to really jump in."
Gooden joins \\u201cThe Daily Signal Podcast\\u201d to discuss the dangers of Big Tech companies\' policing information, and how his Freedom From Big Tech Caucus is working to rein in platforms such as Google and Twitter.
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