Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) wants Twitter to pay him $250 million in compensatory damages for failing to protect him from online harassment. Nunes filed a complaint in Virginia state court on Monday claiming the social media giant “shadow bans” conservatives, censors certain viewpoints and knowingly monetizes “abusive” content. Nunes’ legal team alleged Twitter “shadow-banned” Nunes in 2018 “in order to restrict his free speech” and sway the midterm elections. It’s a common conspiracy theory among conservatives that social media companies like Twitter regularly shadow ban right-wing voices. And we certainly don’t shadow ban based on political viewpoints or ideology.”Nunes’ attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Source: Huffington Post March 19, 2019 00:22 UTC