Lila Rose: Twitter needs to stop the censorship of pro-life speech

Live Action President Lila Rose appeared on “Fox News Tonight” to discuss the recent censorship of pro-life speech on Twitter. As Live Action reported last month, Twitter blocked Live Action’s promoted tweets due to the “sensitive content,” while allowing abortion giant Planned Parenthood to promote its pro-abortion ads. This month, Twitter did likewise to a campaign tweet from pro-life Senate candidate, Marsha Blackburn. As the Washington Examiner reported:

That backlash is what Rose addressed Thursday:

Lila Rose discusses Twitter's censorship of pro-life speech on Fox News Tonight

In the spot with Brian Kilmeade, Rose said that while Twitter and Facebook have similar mission statements about sharing ideas and fostering communication, Facebook has been largely open to all sides of issues, but Twitter’s message is, Rose said: “If you’re pro-life, your ads are going to be blocked.”

By blocking speech it does not agree with politically, Rose asserted that the social media tech giant is “misleading the public”:

Rose also noted that pro-life speech is not just a political issue but a cultural belief that life is precious.

“Why is that so controversial for Twitter?” Rose asked, noting that Twitter’s censorship was criticized by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. Sandberg came out in support of Blackburn and free speech on social media networks, and noted that when divisive speech is censored, it cuts off “speech for all.” The Washington Examiner reported:

While Twitter reversed its course on Blackburn’s video ad, Live Action’s ad accounts are still blocked. As Rose said in a Washington Post report last month: