Ted Cruz comes out in support of voter misinformation on Twitter and gets roasted

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Thursday August 11, 2022 · 12:16 PM PDT

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 04: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks on the economy during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on May 04, 2022 in Washington, DC. The group of Senators spoke out about Biden's economic agenda and blamed his administration for rising inflation. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.

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When it comes to voter misinformation, Republicans seem to have reached an entirely new level of absurdism, asking whether or not Twitter will enforce rules in providing people actual information about voting rights. Yes, you heard that right. Apparently for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, providing accurate information about your right to vote might also deserve to be taken down.

Odds this will only be enforced in one direction? https://t.co/2OiTbkfoiq
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) August 11, 2022

Twitter announces they will take down information designed to stop people from voting and participating as well as content aimed at intimidation and designed to undermine faith in the electoral process. It does not say anything about political parties or their purpose; generalized content designed to stop people from voting or intimidating people from voting will have actions taken against those posts. They will most likely be removed or the accounts associated with them will be suspended.

Yeah one direction… that would be towards the ppl telling lies
— T 🇺🇦 (@tee_dot86) August 11, 2022

100%. It will be skewed toward reality. Get on board
— ArrJay (@ArrJay64) August 11, 2022

‘Lyin’ Ted’ is worried his lies will be censored. https://t.co/dw8DFyP5p9
— Fernando Espuelas (@EspuelasVox) August 11, 2022

Nothing says you support the right of the American public to vote like your outrage at a company’s announcement attempting to discourage people from voting or to stop people from participating, that you think this is wrong, and that there should be “another side.”

I’m eager for the other side in support of disinformation, Ted.

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