Excerpts from “Crushed: Big Tech’s War on Free Speech,” by Rep. Ken Buck, Colorado Republican. The 212-page book is being published Tuesday by Humanix Books.
Competition in the marketplace of ideas is based on quality, on evaluation, on free and unfettered exchange with whatever communication methods are available. Recently, however, as Big Tech companies consolidate power and influence our leaders, America is now a place where too often opinions are stifled or labeled “dangerous.” Public and private figures are silenced and even banned from digital platforms.
This behavior stops the flow of ideas. It shrinks and even shutters both the marketplace of ideas and the marketplace of commerce.