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They're very mad about it. And then, sorry, just to finish off the censorship thing, that is going to be a major investigation. There's at least two that I know of that are already underway. You know, the government affair, the Rand Paul's committee, the government oversight committee in the Senate,
They're very mad about it. And then, sorry, just to finish off the censorship thing, that is going to be a major investigation. There's at least two that I know of that are already underway. You know, the government affair, the Rand Paul's committee, the government oversight committee in the Senate,
They're very mad about it. And then, sorry, just to finish off the censorship thing, that is going to be a major investigation. There's at least two that I know of that are already underway. You know, the government affair, the Rand Paul's committee, the government oversight committee in the Senate,
They really want to do a big thing, like a government files type of thing, where it would be like the Twitter files, but for the whole federal government, basically. And I think there are so many different wings of the government that were involved there. in what we got to see in the Twitter files, which, you know, to follow the example of what I just said, I have to repeat what this is.
They really want to do a big thing, like a government files type of thing, where it would be like the Twitter files, but for the whole federal government, basically. And I think there are so many different wings of the government that were involved there. in what we got to see in the Twitter files, which, you know, to follow the example of what I just said, I have to repeat what this is.
They really want to do a big thing, like a government files type of thing, where it would be like the Twitter files, but for the whole federal government, basically. And I think there are so many different wings of the government that were involved there. in what we got to see in the Twitter files, which, you know, to follow the example of what I just said, I have to repeat what this is.
When Elon Musk bought Twitter, he opened up Twitter, Twitter's internal correspondence, and we got to see that there was this big bureaucracy with government pressuring platforms like Twitter and Facebook to censor content. But we only got to see a little bit of it. And I think what's going to come out is...
When Elon Musk bought Twitter, he opened up Twitter, Twitter's internal correspondence, and we got to see that there was this big bureaucracy with government pressuring platforms like Twitter and Facebook to censor content. But we only got to see a little bit of it. And I think what's going to come out is...
When Elon Musk bought Twitter, he opened up Twitter, Twitter's internal correspondence, and we got to see that there was this big bureaucracy with government pressuring platforms like Twitter and Facebook to censor content. But we only got to see a little bit of it. And I think what's going to come out is...
how extensive it really was, what agencies were really involved in it, how many people were committed to that effort. Also, were we negotiating with the European Union to be part of the Digital Services Act? Um, was the state department doing that? Uh, you know, I think, so there's going to be a big followed it.
how extensive it really was, what agencies were really involved in it, how many people were committed to that effort. Also, were we negotiating with the European Union to be part of the Digital Services Act? Um, was the state department doing that? Uh, you know, I think, so there's going to be a big followed it.
how extensive it really was, what agencies were really involved in it, how many people were committed to that effort. Also, were we negotiating with the European Union to be part of the Digital Services Act? Um, was the state department doing that? Uh, you know, I think, so there's going to be a big followed it.
The digital services act is like the, it's like the wet dream of every sensor in the world, right? Basically it mandates that every, uh, internet platform, uh,
The digital services act is like the, it's like the wet dream of every sensor in the world, right? Basically it mandates that every, uh, internet platform, uh,
The digital services act is like the, it's like the wet dream of every sensor in the world, right? Basically it mandates that every, uh, internet platform, uh,
abide by the recommendations of these people called trusted flaggers who are basically licensed content reviewers who look on at things on social media and if they see a narrative that they don't like um they will elevate it to the platform if the platform does not abide by the recommendations they get crippling enormous fines and this is one of the reasons why there was a
abide by the recommendations of these people called trusted flaggers who are basically licensed content reviewers who look on at things on social media and if they see a narrative that they don't like um they will elevate it to the platform if the platform does not abide by the recommendations they get crippling enormous fines and this is one of the reasons why there was a
abide by the recommendations of these people called trusted flaggers who are basically licensed content reviewers who look on at things on social media and if they see a narrative that they don't like um they will elevate it to the platform if the platform does not abide by the recommendations they get crippling enormous fines and this is one of the reasons why there was a
dispute between Elon Musk and Europe about whether or not he was following these rules closely enough. This just came into effect last year, but it's an extremely effective way to regulate speech because it doesn't require the government to actually do it. It's the private platform that actually commits the censorship. And this third-party methodology, which is
dispute between Elon Musk and Europe about whether or not he was following these rules closely enough. This just came into effect last year, but it's an extremely effective way to regulate speech because it doesn't require the government to actually do it. It's the private platform that actually commits the censorship. And this third-party methodology, which is