Posted on 06/10/2023 5:56:20 PM PDT by lowbridge
While discussing YouTube’s decision to abandon the policy to ban election “misinformation,” CNN analyst Kirsten Powers, who claims to be a free speech supporter, suggested that if Big Tech platforms are banning what Republicans say, maybe they just shouldn’t say it.
“If there is some sort of huge riot, then the first platform that’s going to move, which is YouTube, is the one that we’re going to look at and say, ‘What did we do here?’” CNN analyst Sara Fischer asked during the discussion.
“Yes. But they can’t put the genie back in the bottle,” Powers replied.
“Once it’s out, it’s out there. And so, if the problem is that, ‘Oh, people aren’t going to be able to upload things that Republicans are saying,’ maybe Republicans should stop saying it, right? Is that not the solution to the problem? So, I think that — look, I support free speech, and I don’t think we want to silence political speech. But this company does have responsibility. And that’s not a violation of free speech to say, ‘We’re not going to allow you to upload information that is demonstrably false,’” she added.
The comments were odd coming from someone who once authored a book titled: “The Silencing: How the Left is Killing Free Speech.”
YouTube last week abandoned the election misinformation policy, which started an aggressive crackdown on alleged election misinformation about the presidential election in 2020.
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“Our violence is speech, your speech is violence”
Wow.. that sounds like trans-republicans on FR.. who hate President Trump.. they want to shut US up..
maybe Republicans should stop saying it, right? Is that not the solution to the problem?
Lucky she’s a Hottie or no one would even listen to her stupidity.
She’s blonde
A hottie? Have you had your eyesight checked recently?
The “genie” recently taken out of the bottle, and which will fight like the Dickens to be put back therein, is the scourge of totalitarian political censorship.
If that’s her in the video thumbnail, she has crazy eyes.
...against being put back therein...
49 of the 50 most visited topical websites are almost devoid of anything questioning the indictment.
No, that isn’t how it works.
Yes! Louder and more often!
Enough said.
She did Anthony Weiner for a few months, then remained friends with him afterwards.
Rat skank said what?
Never mind, I couldn’t care less.
Maybe she should not ever talk.
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