In a defamation complaint filed Monday, California GOP Rep. Devin Nunes accused Twitter of censoring conservative voices and of knowingly permitting abusive behavior, and demanded $250 million in compensatory damages and punitive damages of $350,000 from the social media site and several unnamed users.
In the complaint filed Monday in the Henrico County, Virginia Circuit Court, Nunes said Twitter attempted to derail his work on the House Intelligence Committee by “knowingly hosting and monetizing content that is clearly abusive, hateful and defamatory — providing both a voice and financial incentive to the defamers — thereby facilitating defamation on its platform.”