ALIPAC's Complaint to the FCC Against Big Tech Bias From Google, Facebook, & Twitter
Chairman Ajit Pai and Members of the FCC Commission
Federal Communications Commission
45 L Street NE
Washington, DC 20554
October 30, 2020
This letter is our formal complaint to the Federal Elections Commission (FCC) asking for the immediate investigation of and relief from censorship, bias, and abuse of Americans who oppose Democrats being conducted by the corporations of Google, Twitter, and Facebook we believe are violating the Communications Act of 1934, as well as other laws and FCC regulations.
We also request that the FCC seek to remove protections for large social media companies like Google, Twitter, and Facebook under Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act to help alleviate the many abuses of Americans and American civil rights documented in our tracking list provided below.
In both the electronic and hard copies of our complaint, we provide 150 documented examples of where these three companies have used their great power and influence to censor activists, groups, candidates, campaigns, elected officials, and appointed leaders who are predominantly opposed to the leftists political positions expressed by these companies, their owners and managers, stockholders, and the vast majority of their employees, many of which are foreign nationals.
Thus, their interference and manipulation of information vital to the public debates, campaigns, and elections in America should be considered unregulated and unlawful foreign influence.
The numerous violations of American civil rights constitute a clear and present danger to the integrity and fairness of American governmental policies, legislation, campaigns, and elections.
While these companies will try to provide a few examples of voices they have censored or de-platformed on the left side of the American political spectrum to maks their partisan skullduggery, our collection of 150 opponents of the left show a clear pattern of bias against conservatives and non-leftists.
Facebook, Google, and Twitter have become so powerful and so ubiquitous in American life that their influence rivals other utilities such as water, power, mail, and phone services. These companies should not be exercising editorial control beyond the current laws of the United States against our citizens any more than the phone company should tell people what they can and cannot say in our personal and business conversations.
Any company or campaign that does not use the platforms of Google, Facebook, and Twitter is as doomed to fail or lose against any competition with a competitor that does. Imagine any new company or campaign for public office that was de-platformed, censored, or provided inferior services by the power and phone companies. These 'Tech Titans' and their armies of partisan and foreign employees have the power to decide which businesses and campaigns succeed or fail, and they are clearly using that power from the examples we provide here.
We feel that the evidence shows Facebook, Twitter, and Google should be regulated like any utility or broadcast station, especially when it comes to PACs, campaigns, and elections.
Our Political Action Committees' ability to reach and organize like-minded Americans has been severely crippled by the shadowbanning electronic suppression methods applied to us by these companies. Each company has taken steps to hinder and harm our ability to reach other people on their platform while providing superior treatment and services to our political opposition.
We have been a legally qualified Political Action Committee / Campaign registered with the Federal Elections Commission as Americans for Legal Immigration PAC FEC ID: C00405878 since September of 2004, which statisfies our requirement of proof under Section 76.205 [47 CFR §76.205] (d), yet Google and Twitter refuse to allow us to run ads or promote our posts, videos, and contents like they do for our competitors and many other campaigns and PACs. While Facebook allows us to run ads, they have limited the visibility of our posts and pages compared to industry averages and our competitors because these companies oppose our political goals of limiting foreign workers and opposing immigration reform Amnesty legislation they spend a lot of money supporting in Washington DC.
Twitter also refuses to give us our blue check-mark verification designation although we have applied many times and we meet all of their criteria to receive such a designation. Our opponents at groups like FWD.us all have their blue verification badges for their leaders and organizations on Twitter.
If Facebook, Google, and Twitter were treated as other broadcast stations, they would be violating Section 76.205 [47 CFR §76.205] (E), which clearly states...
Quote:
"Discrimination between candidates. In making time available to candidates for public office, no system shall make any discrimination between candidates in practices, regulations, facilities, or services for or in connection with the service rendered pursuant to this part, or make or give any preference to any candidate for public office or subject any such candidate to any prejudice or disadvantage; nor shall any system make any contract or other agreement which shall have the effect of permitting any legally qualified candidate for any public office to cablecast to the exclusion of other legally qualified candidates for the same public office."
(Source)
https://www.fcc.gov/media/policy/sta...es-advertising
We ask that the FCC accept this report as a formal complaint and review the 150 documented examples we provide below and take immediate actions to use your regulatory agency's powers to provide American citizens with relief from this unfair and abusive treatment of the opponents of the Democratic Party, socialism, and the radical left being conducted by Google, Facebook, and Twitter.
Google, Inc.
CEO: Sundar Pichai
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
(650) 253-0000
Facebook, Inc.
CEO: Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook 1 Hacker Way
Menlo Park, CA 94025
1-650-308-7300
Twitter, Inc.
CEO Jack Dorsey
Twitter Headquarters 1355 Market St. Ste. 900
San Francisco, CA 94103
1-415-222-9670
ALIPAC's List of Conservatives Censored by Silicon Valley companies Facebook, Google, Twitter
https://www.alipac.us/f31/list-conservatives-censored-silicon-valley-companies-facebook-google-twitter-363125/
Specific examples offered as evidence for our beliefs and concerns:
Documentation & Evidence List of #150 victims (Hard copy print outs available upon request)
Direct Impact on ALIPAC and William Gheen documentation
ALIPAC
ALIPAC Report To Congress on Silicon Valley Censorship
https://www.alipac.us/f8/alipac-repo...orship-363704/
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/23/facebook-admits-error-deleting-william-gheen-immig/
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/11/17/twitter-bias-continues-yanks-ad-promoting-legal-immigration-hate-speech/
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/...l-immigration/
https://www.wnd.com/2018/01/twitter-...KoDA0D0oCBW.99
Indirect Impact Examples
Ryan Hartwig: Former Facebook Employee confirming bias against conservatives has interview video with Tim Poole of Timcast (View Here)
Video
https://youtu.be/QhTSp2aM700
U.S. Border Chief Mark Morgan Locked Out of Twitter Account for Border Wall Post (Sent as an amendment to FEC Oct 30, 2020)
https://www.alipac.us/f12/report-u-s...wall-p-380301/
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany
https://www.alipac.us/f9/twitter-loc...r-bide-380124/
The Trump Campaign
https://www.alipac.us/f9/twitter-sus...iden-s-380134/
The New York Post
https://www.alipac.us/f9/twitter-blo...emails-380115/
Lauren Witzke Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Delaware
https://www.alipac.us/f12/twitter-ce...conduc-380075/
Acting Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell
https://www.alipac.us/f9/twitter-loc...arning-380053/
Facebook Censors Tucker Carlson for ‘False News’
https://www.alipac.us/f9/facebook-ce...ews%92-379934/
Trump Voter Joan Herbert
https://twitter.com/OutnumberedOT/st...004971523?s=20
Center for Immigration Studies
https://www.alipac.us/f12/twitter%92...l-show-363089/
Ann Coulter
http://video.foxnews.com/v/582797040...#sp=show-clips
President Donald Trump
https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/29/1...edia-followers
Alex Jones & Infowars
https://www.alipac.us/f19/twitter-pe...-abuse-362453/
Milo Yiannopoulos
https://www.vox.com/2016/7/20/12226070/milo-yiannopoulus-twitter-ban-explained
Prager University
https://www.prageru.com/press-releas...discrimination
https://www.prageru.com/breaking-wor...ts-public-view
https://www.prageru.com/petitions/yo...eos-fight-back
GOP Rep. Marsha Blackburn
https://www.alipac.us/f19/leaked-emails-senior-google-search-engineer-advocates-censorship-%91terrorist%92-363693/
https://www.tennessean.com/story/new...ech/551572002/
Diamond and Silk
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ess/554769002/
Laura Loomer
https://mobile.twitter.com/LauraLoom...44157755314177
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wT9Kz96cT9
The Tennessee Star for articles critical of Tennessee Democratic Senate Candidate and former TN Governor Phil Bredesen, who is running against Republican Senate Candidate and current TN Congressman Marsha Blackburn
http://tennesseestar.com/2018/08/24/...phil-bredesen/
"Activist Mommy" Elizabeth Johnston
https://www.christianpost.com/news/7...489/page4.html
California Republican congressional candidate Elizabeth Heng
https://www.enidnews.com/opinion/col...87952d5ae.html
Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute Daniel McAdams
https://www.newsweek.com/ron-paul-tw...valley-1063378
Overpasses for America
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/05/18/facebook-censoring-content-critical-immigration
Ex-Muslims of North America
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/...r-and-unequal/
Canadian intelligence expert and prominent anti-Islamist researcher Tom Quiggin
https://torontosun.com/news/national...-terror-expert
Robert Spencer and Jihad Watch
https://pjmedia.com/homeland-securit...to-silence-me/
David Horowitz of FrontPage magazine
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/2018/aug...ervative-purge
James Allsup
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle...t-provocateur/
Steven Crowder
https://dailycaller.com/2018/03/14/t...teven-crowder/
Fox News contributor Michelle Malkin
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018...wrong-phrases/
Mike Cernovich
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/201...s-not-blocked/
Paul Joseph Watson
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/201...s-not-blocked/
TGP's Jim Hoft
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/201...s-not-blocked/
Jack Posobiec
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/201...s-not-blocked/
Lauren Southern
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ensorship.html
Mark Dice
https://christophercantwell.com/2014...anned-youtube/
Stefan Molyneux
https://christophercantwell.com/2014...anned-youtube/
#WalkAway founder Brandon Straka
https://davidharrisjr.com/social-and...ensored-again/
Larry Klayman of Freedomwatch
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technolo...ive-censorship
Human Coalition
https://www.christianpost.com/voice/...f-control.html
Pastor Rich Penkoski of West Virginia
https://www.christianpost.com/voice/...f-control.html
Steven Andrew, a conservative Christian Silicon Valley entrepreneur
https://www.christianpost.com/voice/...f-control.html
The Declaration of Independence
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.5f4f76f9298e
Wes Cook band's song "I Stand For The Flag"
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/07/...otic-song.html
Lila Rose of Live Action
https://youtu.be/mh8FrKKd3p0
Operation Rescue
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-b...ored-on-social
Republican Party chair Ronna McDaniel
GOP Rep. Mark Meadows
GOP Rep. Jim Jordan
GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz
Trump Jr.’s spokesman Andrew Surabian
https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/...=vicetwitterus
Dennis Michael Lynch
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/...l-immigration/
https://www.alipac.us/f19/truth-denn...nsored-352668/
http://dennismichaellynch.com/conser...ng-censorship/
ACT! for America founder Brigitte Gabriel
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/...-and-depraved/
LifeSite News
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/li...dia-censorship
Islam critic Pamela Geller
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/...icizing-islam/
Legal Insurrection
https://legalinsurrection.com/2017/0...tions-channel/
Turning Point USA director of communications Candace Owens
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/ce...racist-tweets/
James Woods Suspended From Twitter Over Satirical Meme That Could "Impact An Election"
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-...mpact-election
Gavin McInnes
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/...gavin-mcinnes/
Nick Loeb
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/entertai...out-roe-v-wade
Kathleen McKinley
https://dailycaller.com/2018/07/27/t...nder-military/
Florida State Rep. Matt Caldwell (second amendment ad)
https://ijr.com/2018/07/1111565-face...un-pro-nra-ad/
Luke Rudkowski of WeAreChange
https://dailycaller.com/2017/08/11/c...emonetization/
Jamie Glazov Editor of Frontpage Magazine
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/...hots-of-abuse/
Sam Westrop of Islamist Watch
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/...r-and-unequal/
GAB.ai
https://www.city-journal.org/html/wh...web-15586.html
CPAC gathering
Mitt Romney
Rand Paul
Glenn Beck
Ted Cruz
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
Drudge Report
Chris Kyle, the former Navy SEAL who was murdered in 2013
Fox News contributor Steven Crowder
Red State
Breitbart
Washington Examiner
Newsmax
https://gizmodo.com/former-facebook-workers-we-routinely-suppressed-conser-1775461006
San Diegans for Secure Borders (SDSB)https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/...ravan-protest/
Veterans of Foreign Wars
https://www.westernjournal.com/veter...llen-brothers/
ImperatorRex
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/201...hearing-today/
Camp Constitution
https://mailchi.mp/82b972d901b6/camp...zed-by-youtube
MassResistance
https://mailchi.mp/massresistance/ma...gbt-complaints
Amy Dryden
https://bigleaguepolitics.com/breaki...ugh-classmate/
Daily Caller and Breitbart News
https://www.alipac.us/f9/google-empl...search-367157/
Pro-Trump conservative Scott Presler
https://www.alipac.us/f9/top-pro-tru...murder-368798/
Facebook user Dana Marie
https://www.alipac.us/f9/top-pro-tru...murder-368798/
Christian Leader Franklin Graham
https://www.alipac.us/f9/conservativ...-faceb-368379/
The Gateway Pundit
https://www.alipac.us/f9/political-b...search-368356/
Brian Kolfage's Trump Wall GoFundMe page
https://www.alipac.us/f9/trump-wall-...campai-367960/
Blonde In The Belly of The Beast
https://youtu.be/aXko_CeXOJ8
Young black conservative CJ Pearson
https://www.alipac.us/f9/updated%85-...in-gop-367102/
Bitchute
https://www.alipac.us/f9/paypal-blac...ute%92-366459/
Facebook Employee Palmer Lucky
https://www.alipac.us/f9/conflicting...conser-366310/
Musician Benton Blunt
https://www.foxcarolina.com/news/gre...705d99824.html
Angel Mom Agness Gibbony
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater
Conservative Gay Activist Scott Presler
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/201...dering-blacks/
Angel Mom Agnes Gibbony
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater
Conservative Raheem Kassam
British radical Islam opponent Tommy Robinson
https://www.alipac.us/f9/mohammad-sh...gram-b-370198/
Zero Hedge
https://www.alipac.us/f9/war-conserv...rds%92-370429/
Jesse Lee Peterson
https://www.alipac.us/f9/youtube-goo...terson-373232/
Youtube Google Censors James Okeefe of Project Veritas
https://www.alipac.us/f9/youtube-goo...eritas-373249/
Free Thought Project
Antimedia
Nation in Distress
Reasonable People Unite
The Resistance
Right Wing News
Snowflakes
https://www.alipac.us/f9/facebook-pu...rvative-364313/
Clash Daily
https://www.alipac.us/f9/facebook-cl...-elect-364359/
Irish Filmmaker Phelim McAleer
https://www.alipac.us/f9/facebook-bl...ionist-364585/
Trump’s social media chief Dan Scavino
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/w...o-reason-given
Natural News
https://www.alipac.us/f9/tag-team-te...er-dai-373129/
Ben Shapiro
Jordan Peterson
https://www.alipac.us/f9/stunning-ny...ed-pus-373140/
John Lott
https://crimeresearch.org/2019/07/tw...-wont-explain/
Ken Webster Houston Radio Show Host
https://radioink.com/2019/07/15/ihea...from-facebook/
Angel Mom Mary Ann Mendoza
https://www.alipac.us/f9/angel-mom-m...brance-374425/
GOP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
https://www.alipac.us/f9/twitter-loc...rs-his-374840/
Rush Limbaugh
The Christian Post
LifeNews
Kyle Drennen of the Media Research Center
https://www.alipac.us/f9/google-does...erally-375165/
Right Side Broadcasting
https://www.alipac.us/f9/google-evil...networ-375376/
Conservative Street Artist Sabo
https://www.alipac.us/f9/paypal-de-p...months-375953/
GOP Candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene
https://www.alipac.us/f9/censored-twitter-suspends-female-gop-congressional-candidate-after-trans-criticism-375973/
https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/...f_t=live_video
GOP Candidate Danielle Stella
https://www.alipac.us/f19/republican...pended-376137/
Conservative Comedian Terrence K. Williams
https://www.alipac.us/f13/conservative-comedian-terrence-k-williams-wrongfully-banned-facebook-2018-a-376620/
Judicial Watch
https://www.alipac.us/f9/stunning-yo...chment-376663/
Borderland Beat
https://www.alipac.us/f9/facebook-de...tivity-377095/
QAnon & VDARE
https://www.alipac.us/f19/facebook-r...russia-378106/
US GOP Senator Tom Cotton
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...unt-over-tweet
British columnist Katie Hopkins
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/19/busin...ins/index.html
Family Research Council
https://www.alipac.us/f9/amazon-bloc...rogram-378675/
Republican National Committee (RNC)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fac...ils-new-policy
Ashley Rae Goldenberg and Louis Shenker
https://culttture.com/2020/exclusive...-from-twitter/
Roger Stone
https://www.alipac.us/f9/breaking-fa...s-inca-378909/
ex-Google and Facebook employee, Patrick Shyu
https://www.alipac.us/f9/facebook-de...rative-379081/
The National Pulse
NewsBusters
The Bongino Report
Human Events
https://www.mediaite.com/news/ex-goo...sterious-list/
Donald Trump Jr.
https://www.engadget.com/twitter-don...141612714.html
America's Frontline Doctors
https://www.alipac.us/f9/dr-simone-g...ebsite-379206/
Millie Weaver aka Mellinial Millie
https://summit.news/2020/08/17/viral...makers-arrest/
Independent Video Journalist Ford Fischer (Censored for covering violent BLM activists)
https://twitter.com/FordFischer/status/1302391363456176128
We have also filed an official complaint with the Federal Election Commission, which is now considered a Matter Under Review (MUR 7834)
You may review our FEC complaint at...
https://www.alipac.us/f8/alipacs-for...witter-380193/
We also intend to file formal complaints on these matters with the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as well as many state and federal elected officials.
I swear and affirm this report and complaint is true to the best of my knowledge,
William Gheen
President of Americans for Legal Immigration PAC
PO Box 30966
Raleigh, NC 27622
www.ALIPAC.us
(919) 787-6009
