Congresswoman and presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard is often described as something of a rising figure but also a maverick within the Democratic Party.
For example, Gabbard did not shy away from meeting with then newly elected US President Donald Trump in November 2016, to discuss her Syria policy with him - even though the rest of her party was at the time stunned by the election defeat.
Now Gabbard is breaking rank with the Democrats on the issue of free speech and censorship on Facebook. Unlike all other Democratic presidential contenders - who dismiss allegations of political bias on the platform, Gabbard is raising a voice against the trend.
She was a guest on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast recently when she remarked that Facebook has been banning some users - which the report said were on the political fringe - and doing that "because of their speech."
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