Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. discussed the possibility of establishing a government-run social media platform in an interview with actor and comedian Russell Brand on Tuesday.
Kennedy articulated a strategy for rooting out censorship in the United States, noting the possibility of introducing government-run social media platforms if alternative approaches prove ineffective. interview. “If the government had to start its own business, [platform] If it’s based on a policy that guarantees that it won’t be censored, I will,” Kennedy said. (Related article: “Fuck”: Bill Maher slams New York Times for biased coverage of RFK Jr.)
Kennedy promised to fight censorship if elected by signing an executive order banning government involvement in censorship. “As soon as I take office, I will issue a series of executive orders and national security orders directing government agencies and officials (including federal employees) not to participate in any censorship.”
President Kennedy then said he would bring together the heads of big tech companies to allow platforms to censor illegal content such as pedophilia and incitement to violence without suppressing protected speech. “I’m going to bring tech giants and big-name CEOs to a meeting at the White House and have a one- or two- or three-day seminar to see what they can do,” Kennedy said. . If that doesn’t stop him from censoring free speech, Kennedy “will consider telecom operators in areas where censorship is illegal.”
However, he said this is not to his liking. “I don’t want to do that. I think it would be much better to stay as a private company, but they need to realize that they are now a public space,” Kennedy said. “That’s just the reality of our time. If you want to talk to a large group of Americans, it’s the only place you can do it.”
Kennedy has faced censorship multiple times during his presidential campaign. In June, YouTube confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation that it removed an interview with Canadian clinical psychologist and author Dr. Jordan B. Peterson for “vaccine misinformation.” rice field.
“I will . . . set America as an example of a country without censorship,” Kennedy vowed in an interview.
Kennedy did not immediately respond to the DCNF’s request for comment.
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