"I didn't set out to build a 'conservative social network' by any means, but I felt that it was time for a conservative leader to step up and to provide a forum where anybody can come and speak freely without fear of censorship," Torba told the Washington Post in November 2016.
"I didn't set out to build a 'conservative social network' by any means, but I felt that it was time for a conservative leader to step up and to provide a forum where anybody can come and speak freely without fear of censorship," Torba told the Washington Post in November 2016.
But if the hearings don't throw up any solutions to these platforms' perceived anti-conservative bias, then Donald Trump Jr. has another option — create a conservative-only social network.
The latest attacks, against Google, even include threats to investigate or bring legal action, and Donald Trump Jr.'s gotten in on the rage, suggesting the solution is to create a conservative-only social network.
That could both endanger Facebook's ad-driven business model, but also could have pushed conservatives off the social network, worsening the polarization of the country.
In May, it grappled with reports that editors of its Trending Topics — which displays some of the most talked-about stories on the social network — were suppressing conservative content.
Conservatives with established social networks in Washington, he said, are less likely than newcomers to be swayed by the city's relatively liberal political culture.
The social network came under attack earlier this year for allegedly suppressing conservative news from appearing in the Trending Topics section.
The social network came under attack earlier this year for allegedly suppressing conservative news from appearing in the Trending Topics section.
