[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 113 (Wednesday, July 13, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H4826]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                FACEBOOK SUPPRESSING CONSERVATIVE VIEWS

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speaker, recently, it was revealed that the 
tech giant Facebook may have altered its popular trending news section 
to suppress conservative views. Facebook's CEO promised to make 
changes.
  Now it has been reported that Facebook removed a viral video that 
showed how media company NowThis was editing footage of Donald Trump to 
make him seem insensitive and racist. And last week, a gun range owner 
in Houston, Texas, said his Facebook page had been blocked after he 
advertised free concealed handgun classes.
  If these allegations are true, Facebook will not be a credible source 
of information for the American people. Let's hope that Facebook will 
demonstrate it has no bias against conservatives.

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