GOP Presidential Candidate Says Big Tech 'Interfered' In 2020 Election: 'Now They're At It Again'

GOP Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, on Monday, said the 2020 U.S. presidential election was rigged, echoing similar remarks made by his Republican counterpart, Donald Trump, in the past.

What Happened: Ramaswamy took to Twitter to criticize tech giants for interfering in the last presidential election and said they could again do that in the upcoming White House race. 

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"Big Tech interfered with the 2020 election in ways that may have altered the result by suppressing of the Hunter Biden laptop story. Now they're at it again: LinkedIn locked my account for posting views on climate policy & China. Meta suspended accounts associated with [Robert F. Kennedy's] campaign."

Ramaswamy shared an opinion piece from the Wall Street Journal in his tweet, offering a "practical policy fix."

"Treat social media platforms like common carriers & hold them liable for censoring speech based on political viewpoints, with immediate injunctive relief available to political candidates to avoid repeating past mistakes. This is a smart solution," Ramaswamy said. 

Big Tech interfered with the 2020 election in ways that may have altered the result by suppressing of the Hunter Biden laptop story. Now they're at it again: @LinkedIn locked my account for posting views on climate policy & China. @Meta suspended accounts associated with @RFK's…

— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) June 6, 2023

The comments from GOP presidential primary came as LinkedIn shut down Ramaswamy's account, apparently for expressing disfavored opinions on China and climate change.

Instagram reinstated Kennedy Jr.'s account after Meta slapped 180-day suspensions last week on the accounts of people working for the Democratic presidential hopeful. 

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Why It Matters: In 2020, days before the election, Twitter and other platforms famously censored stories about Hunter Biden‘s laptop.

The account of Trump’s press secretary was also temporarily suspended for sharing a link to Biden’s laptop story.

The actions sparked debates about the role of social media platforms, like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, in regulating content during the election period.

Trump is currently being investigated for alleged efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat.

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