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Fact Check: Big Tech Doesn’t ‘Hate’ the JCPA Media Cartel Bill

At a hearing in which supposed conservative firebrand Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) inexplicably rescued the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA), a Democrat-championed bill to enable collusion between the mainstream media and tech companies, the Texas Senator claimed that Big Tech “hates” the bill.

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 15: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks to reporters outside the Senate

Blackburn and Rubio Bust Myth: JCPA *Enables* Big Tech Collusion with Media

The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) was saved from legislative oblivion yesterday after Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) worked with the Democrats to rescue it, based on the false claim that the media and Big Tech are opposed to each other. But, as Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) have pointed out, nothing could be further from the truth.

Marsha Blackburn

Conservatives Oppose Ted Cruz Censorship Amendment: This Is a ‘Bad Bill’

Conservative members of the Senate Judiciary Committee disapprove of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) caving to the left in supporting the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) with the addition of his amendment, which ironically does nothing to guarantee protections against censorship of conservative platforms. Rather, it continues in facilitating it.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 19: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) walks off the Senate floor between votes at

Rand Paul Ditches Media Cartel Bill Support

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) announced on Tuesday that he would no longer support the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA), a bill that would create a media cartel to negotiate with big tech. 

Rand Paul

Democrats Exposed: Klobuchar Delays Media Cartel Bill After Cruz Amendment Prohibiting Censorship Collusion

After nearly two years of lobbying by representatives of the nation’s largest, wealthiest, and most pro-censorship media companies, after being killed in the House and then revived in the Senate, the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) is (temporarily) dead again — killed by its champion, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), because Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) successfully added an amendment that would prevent media companies and tech companies from colluding on content moderation.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks at a campaign event for fellow Republican, senate candidate Dave M

Republican Lawmakers to Fauci: ‘We Are Coming for You Whether You Retire or Not’

Following White House Chief Medical Adviser and Director of the NIAID Dr. Anthony Fauci’s recent announcement that he would step down from his government positions in December, Republican lawmakers insisted the nation’s top epidemiologist would still be subject to investigations into his questionable role in the COVID pandemic and the country’s response in combating it.

Anthony Fauci