Sarah B. Rogers

And I think it's a different kind of religious zealotry to not want to allow any dissent online.

And I think it's a different kind of religious zealotry to not want to allow any dissent online.

And thinking back on that episode and how European consensus on free speech might have shifted since then is really sobering.

And thinking back on that episode and how European consensus on free speech might have shifted since then is really sobering.

But I think America, we take pride in being the kind of civilization where Charlie Kirk and Charlie Hebdo can both speak

But I think America, we take pride in being the kind of civilization where Charlie Kirk and Charlie Hebdo can both speak

I think making fun of public officials, pointing out when the emperor has no clothes is one of the most essential things you can do in a democracy.

I think making fun of public officials, pointing out when the emperor has no clothes is one of the most essential things you can do in a democracy.

If you believe in self-governance, you have to believe in that.

If you believe in self-governance, you have to believe in that.

And what's interesting about a deepfake is that the point of parody is that you can tell that it's parody.

And what's interesting about a deepfake is that the point of parody is that you can tell that it's parody.

But if you're depicting a public official falsely in a way that people can't tell as a satirical or non-authentic depiction, then the parody tension really isn't there.

But if you're depicting a public official falsely in a way that people can't tell as a satirical or non-authentic depiction, then the parody tension really isn't there.

And what I would say, though, is whenever we reach a new technological frontier, there is a temptation to just enact a flurry of new regulations.

And what I would say, though, is whenever we reach a new technological frontier, there is a temptation to just enact a flurry of new regulations.

And if we look back over history at other frontiers that have caused similar instability, like

And if we look back over history at other frontiers that have caused similar instability, like

The invention of the printing press, people thought that was the end of the world.

The invention of the printing press, people thought that was the end of the world.