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Howard Griffith: “I think it's better not to have the government in there telling you all what to do as social media.”

On the recordSeptember 4, 2018
I think it's better not to have the government in there telling you all what to do as social media.
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Howard Griffith
Republican · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Griffith advocates for self-regulation in the social media industry instead of government intervention.

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