Rand Paul: Facebook must 'convince conservatives they're not the enemy'
BY MEGAN KELLER
11/15/18
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Thursday that Facebook must convince conservatives they are not censoring them if it wants to keep making money.
"I think if it gets so bad that they don't allow conservative viewpoints on Facebook, I think you will get to a point where people will leave in droves," Paul told CNN Thursday.
"So Facebook, if they want to keep making money, are going to have to convince conservatives that they're not the enemy."
Many on the right have criticized Facebook and other online platforms, accusing them of censoring conservative voices. In July, lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee also held a hearing to look into the issue.
Facebook and other companies have denied they are biased against conservatives. But some at the company have also cricized what they see as a "political monoculture."
On Sunday, The Wall Street Journal reported that a former top executive at the company, Palmer Luckey, said he was ousted for donating to a group that funded attack ads against Hillary Clinton.
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