{"id":2048412,"date":"2023-09-28T17:01:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T21:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/really-disturbing-ben-shapiro-and-elon-musk-discuss-fighting-backdoor-censorship-attempts-from-government-leftists\/"},"modified":"2023-09-28T17:02:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T21:02:36","slug":"really-disturbing-ben-shapiro-and-elon-musk-discuss-fighting-backdoor-censorship-attempts-from-government-leftists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/really-disturbing-ben-shapiro-and-elon-musk-discuss-fighting-backdoor-censorship-attempts-from-government-leftists\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Shapiro and Elon Musk address alarming censorship attempts by government and leftists."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freally-disturbing-ben-shapiro-and-elon-musk-discuss-fighting-backdoor-censorship-attempts-from-government-leftists%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2048412&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro Asks Elon Musk to Assure Users of Free Speech \u2064Protection<\/h2>\n<p>In a captivating interview hosted by the Daily Wire, Ben \u2062Shapiro posed a crucial question to Elon Musk regarding\u200b the commitment of his social media company to uphold free speech, even when faced with external pressure to censor posts. The interview, which\u2062 attracted over 250,000 viewers, focused on topics such as free speech, demonetization, and anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro specifically mentioned the Anti-Defamation\u2063 League (ADL) and the Global Alliance for\u200d Responsible Media (GARM), \u2062two left-leaning \u2062groups advocating for increased censorship on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platforms<\/a>. He \u2062sought reassurance from Musk that his\u200d company would remain steadfast in protecting users&#8217;\u200c freedom of expression, despite any attempts to silence them.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Standing Firm Against Censorship<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;You have a combination of both private organizations&#8230; \u2064calling for censorship and governments that are putting pressure on social media platforms in order to do the work that they really are not legally\u2063 allowed to \u200cdo, certainly in the United States,&#8221; Shapiro expressed. &#8220;And so how can\u2064 you stand\u2063 up and\u2063 what\u200b sort of pledges can you make to users\u2064 of Twitter \u2062with regard to these sort of backdoor pressure attempts?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Musk responded with a resolute commitment to defending free speech within the boundaries of the law. He\u200b acknowledged that\u2062 the majority of pressure he encounters originates from the Left.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Resisting Censorship<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Our policy is to resist any attempts at \u2064censorship to the maximum\u200d degree allowed by law. In \u2064the U.S., by far the biggest pressure comes from essentially&#8230; far-Left activist groups,&#8221; Musk affirmed, a \u200csentiment shared by prominent liberal constitutional\u2062 lawyer Alan Dershowitz.\u200b &#8220;What they&#8217;re trying to do there \u2063is \u2063really impose often extremely far-Left values\u2063 on X and \u2064other platforms\u200d under the guise of hate\u2062 speech, but it is, in \u200dfact, a matter of politics or of real views that I think the\u2063 general public would consider to \u2063be somewhere \u2063between\u200c Left and far-Left.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Musk expressed his concern over the disturbing nature of these pressure attempts \u2064and acknowledged the attacks \u200cShapiro has faced. He also shed light on how independent journalists \u2063have exposed the federal government&#8217;s influence on Twitter, including instances where the FBI paid Twitter millions to censor \u200cposts \u200dand ban users\u200c who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-post-blasted-for-shameful-op-ed-using-colleagues-death-to-urge-censoring-joe-rogan\/\" title=\"Washington Post Blasted For \u2018Shameful\u2019 Op-Ed Using Colleague\u2019s Death To Urge Censoring Joe Rogan\">questioned mainstream narratives<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c interview between Shapiro and Musk was followed by a discussion \u200dinvolving \u2063prominent Jewish voices \u2063from \u2064both the Left \u2063and the Right. This \u200cconversation arose after\u2062 the ADL accused Musk&#8217;s social media platform of failing to combat anti-Semitism effectively. In response, \u200cMusk threatened the ADL with a defamation lawsuit,\u200d holding them responsible for lost revenue.<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro defended Musk, highlighting the \u200dADL&#8217;s tactics of pressuring advertisers to withdraw \u2064their support from the platform. He drew parallels between the ADL&#8217;s actions and \u2064those of GARM, emphasizing their detrimental impact on free speech and journalism.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Challenging the\u200d ADL<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;The ADL proclaims that it is \u2063speaking in the name \u200dof Jewish causes.\u200b That is untrue. It is just a progressive interest group that has made excuses for some of the world&#8217;s worst anti-Semites in Congress so long as they are Democrats,&#8221; Shapiro asserted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Musk expressed his concern over the ADL&#8217;s attacks, which could \u200dpotentially devalue his company by $22 billion. In response, he announced his intention to file a defamation lawsuit against the ADL,\u200d highlighting the\u200b irony of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Following the interview,\u200c Shapiro was joined by influential Jewish leaders, including Natan Sharansky,\u200b Rabbi \u2062Abraham Cooper, Rabbi \u200dMenachem Margolin, former President of Israel Rubi\u2064 Rivlin, and Rabbi Manis Friedman, to further discuss\u200b these pressing issues.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200dWhat approach does Elon Musk\u2063 take towards balancing\u2063 free speech and\u2062 preventing harmful\u200b or illegal content on social media platforms?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200d Cal censorship.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Shapiro\u200b praised Musk for his dedication to defending free speech \u2062and \u200cstated that it was crucial to resist the pressure from these left-leaning organizations. He \u2062emphasized that allowing these groups to\u2062 dictate the boundaries\u200b of acceptable speech would lead to \u200ca slippery slope of censorship and \u2063the suppression of\u200c differing opinions.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the interview, Musk\u2063 reiterated \u2062his stance on protecting users&#8217; freedom \u200bof expression, but he also acknowledged the importance of striking a balance between free speech and preventing\u2063 harmful \u200dor illegal content \u2062from spreading on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-compares-biden-admins-social-media-censorship-to-mafia-style-tactics-as-biden-lawyers-claim-no-proof-of-coercion\/\" title=\"Judge likens Biden administration's social media censorship to mafia tactics; Biden lawyers deny coercion evidence.\">social \u200cmedia platforms<\/a>. \u2064He\u2062 mentioned\u2064 that while his company would not implement policies that restrict speech based on political ideology, they would take action against posts that\u200c incite violence\u2064 or\u2064 spread false information.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Combating False Information<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s important to obviously have the \u2064ability \u2062to counter false narratives \u200cand correct things that are wrong and to block or remove \u200cthings \u2062that \u200care false, but it&#8217;s important that this does\u2063 not\u2064 turn into an \u2064Orwellian kind of &#8216;1984&#8217; situation where \u2062\u2062there&#8217;s only \u2062one authorized narrative and \u2063you cannot say anything \u200cthat \u2063deviates from\u200b that or you get\u2064 banned,&#8221;\u200c Musk explained.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As the interview concluded,\u2063 Shapiro thanked Musk for his transparency and urged him to continue \u2064fighting\u2064 for free \u2063speech, emphasizing its significance in preserving the democratic \u200dvalues of open dialogue and the exchange of diverse\u200d ideas. \u2063He urged others to join the conversation\u2063 and\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/really-disturbing-ben-shapiro-and-elon-musk-discuss-fighting-backdoor-censorship-attempts-from-government-leftists\/\" title=\"Ben Shapiro and Elon Musk address alarming censorship attempts by government and leftists.\">hold\u2063 social media platforms accountable<\/a> for their \u200bcommitment to protecting users&#8217; right to express their opinions\u2062 without fear of censorship or retribution.<\/p>\n<p>With the increasing pressure from various \u2063organizations and\u200b governments to restrict speech on social \u200cmedia platforms, the commitment of\u200c individuals like Elon Musk to defend\u200c free \u200dspeech is of utmost importance. \u2062The interview \u200bwith Ben Shapiro provided a platform for\u200c an open and honest discussion about \u200cthe challenges, concerns, and necessary actions to ensure that \u2062the\u200c freedom of expression remains a fundamental right on\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-celebrate-medicare-anniversary-with-attacks-on-republicans\/\" title=\"Senate Democrats mark Medicare anniversary by criticizing Republicans.\">social media\u200d platforms<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is crucial\u200b for users to be assured \u200bthat their voices \u2063will not be silenced by\u2063 external pressure,\u200b and that the platforms they rely on for communication\u2062 and expression\u200d will prioritize their right to free speech.\u2064 With Elon Musk&#8217;s commitment to resisting \u200dcensorship to the maximum extent allowed by\u2062 law, users\u200c can find solace\u2063 in the fact that their \u200cfreedom of \u200cexpression is valued and protected.<\/p>\n<p>The conversation \u200bsparked by this interview serves\u2063 as a reminder that the fight \u2064for free\u200c speech is ongoing\u2064 and \u2062requires\u200b the active involvement and support \u200cof individuals and organizations dedicated to preserving this fundamental pillar of democracy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily Wire&#8217;s Ben Shapiro questioned Elon Musk about his social media company&#8217;s commitment to free speech, specifically if it would resist external pressure to censor posts. 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