An amendment sponsored by U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to ban military recruiting on Twitch was rejected by the House Appropriations Committee today.

The result was clear: 126 voted in favor of the amendment and 292 voted against it. A majority of Republicans opposed the amendment, 188 votes, but 103 Democrats and one independent also voted against changing the bill. A majority of Democrats voted for the amendment, while all Republicans voted unanimously against it.

Ocasio-Cortez took to Twitter after the vote, citing technophobia as one of the factors that led to this outcome. She said, "If you don't know what Twitch is, that's totally fine. But technical literacy is increasingly needed in Congress so that we can legislate to protect people's privacy."

"The fact that legislative bodies are not tech savvy enough means they don't have the tools they need to protect people. This is partially why corporations know more about you than you are aware of.

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The U.S. Army's involvement with Twitch has been in the spotlight this month, especially after its accounts were found to be in violation of the platform's terms of service. Earlier, the U.S. Army's Twitch account had been inundated with questions about war crimes, but was quickly removed by moderators.

Here is the speech Ocasio-Cortez gave in the House of Representatives: