Abigail Shrier: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Our Government Censors
Mark Zuckerberg at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in January. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
What are the chances that a President Kamala Harris would resist pressuring social media companies into censorship? Based on her record: Not great.
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When asked why he robbed banks, legendary fugitive Willie Sutton replied, “That’s where the money is.” Governments coerce social media platforms into censorship for the same simple reason: That’s where the objectionable speech is.
Thanks to a recent Supreme Court case, in America, there’s also little to stop them.
Social media platforms—but not their us…
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