23.06.2016 - 05:50 [ Techdirt ]

As Republicans Turn Off House Live Feed, Reps & C-SPAN Turn To Periscope And Facebook Live Video To Cover Sit In

A bunch of Democrats decided to hold a sit in on the House floor to push for a vote on some gun legislation. That‘s a bit of a stunt no matter how you look at it, but the Republicans shot back by helping that stunt get much more attention by not just gavelling the House out of session, but also turning off the live feed of the House floor that flows to C-SPAN and out to the rest of us.