ENACT SANCTIONS ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS THAT HAMPER FREE SPEECH

Amazon, Apple, and Google recently took unilateral actions to limit the avenues of free speech in our ever-growing digital world by removing the social media platform Parler which limits their moderation and censorship.

Article 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 protects interactive computer services that offer a forum for a true diversity of political discourse, unique opportunities for cultural development, and myriad avenues for intellectual activity.

Amazon currently holds more than 50% of all the computer server and cloud storage market. Additionally, Apple and Google both make up the majority of mobile device operating systems within the United States. All three tech companies inarguably make up a monopoly in their respective markets.

Furthermore, the two largest social media companies, Facebook and Twitter, share an equal monopoly in the digital avenues of free speech, and through their partnerships with Amazon, Apple, and Google pose an unmitigated risk to our liberties that demands action.

Given that our communication with one another is instantaneous and significantly faster than it was in 1996, this petition seeks to have the State of Oklahoma deploy sanctions and put an end to the dissemination of any social media platform that does not wholly preserve the freedom of speech.