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A Monday segment on MSNBC highlighted the left’s fear of allowing free speech online as a guest claimed conservative commentators receiving more engagement on Facebook than mainstream outlets is “a problem for democracy.”
Podcast host and former Obama advisor Dan Pfeiffer joined the “Morning Joe” program to tell viewers the right-wing’s “disinformation propaganda operation” is growing stronger every day.
Continuing, Pfeiffer said social media companies can’t be relied on to censor even more than they already have, calling on Congress to step in and regulate the algorithms of the platforms.
The former Obama advisor compared social media companies to tobacco companies for “exploiting loopholes in the law to deeply damage America.”
“If you go to Facebook on a daily basis, the posts with the most engagement are from Ben Shapiro, Dan Bongino, Candace Owens, it is right-wing content it dwarfs progressive content,” Pfeiffer said. “It dwarfs mainstream media content, which actually should be the part that scares us the most, that Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire has more followers and engagement, many times more, than the NYT or CNN. That is a problem for democracy.”
This admission exposes the reality behind the massive censorship campaigns waged against outlets like Infowars and others over the past few years.
The establishment is fully aware that we would and will demolish their narratives if given a fair opportunity to debate in an open format.
The mainstream’s newfound disdain for social media also comes as Tesla founder Elon Musk is looking to take over Twitter and promote free speech on the platform.
Could the media be trying to get ahead of the curve regarding the expansion of free speech online?
It’s also worth noting the calls for Congress to crack down on “disinformation” online are aligning with the upcoming midterm elections where polling shows big trouble for Democrats.
The battle to save the First Amendment is becoming more fierce by the day.
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