Don't Let It Go Unheard: Recent Episodes
Amy Peikoff
Recorded June 30, 2023. Today I had the pleasure of introducing my boss, BitChute CEO Ray Vahey, to another of my favorite people, Free Speech champion and personal hero, Nadine Strossen. In this installment, we first asked Nadine about this week's ruling by the Supreme Court in Counterman v. Colorado, in which the Court explained what qualifies as a "true threat" for purposes of determining whether speech is protected by the First Amendment, and the ruling's possible implications for online platforms' community guidelines. We also asked her what she thought was responsible for the decline in protection of and respect for free speech in recent years--the answer might surprise you. We look forward to continuing this important conversation soon!
In the meantime, you can pre-order Nadine's new book, FREE SPEECH: What Everyone Needs to Know, and get 30% off, by going to https://global.oup.com/academic/product/free-speech-9780197699652 and using the code ALAUTHC4 at checkout.
Thanks so much to James Valliant for finding this quotation. I promise to link to the podcast in which you discussed it yesterday--just as soon as Ayn Rand Center UK posts it on BitChute :)
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/censorship.html
As for the writings in which Benjamin and I have discussed this sort of phenomenon, in the last 2-1/2 years, first is my blog post from January 2021, soon after Parler was unjustly scapegoated and deplatformed:
https://dontletitgo.com/2021/01/17/section-230-the-third-party-doctrine-and-the-looming-dark-age/
And then, several months later, Benjamin and I published this piece in Real Clear Policy, focusing on the merits (normative and legal) of a case such as the one Trump brought against Twitter:
https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2021/08/05/can_trumps_lawsuits_prevent_big_tech_from_becoming_big_brother_788617.html
Oh, and here's the MSNBC story I mentioned, re: Parler and Facebook:
https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/facebook-parler-reportedly-gave-advance-warning-to-government-officials-about-jan-6-139404357583
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Amy and Benjamin discuss a couple of different angles on the harms created by social media platforms, such as YouTube, which manipulate their users via algorithms ("angorithms"), then censor the byproducts ("hate speech," "misinformation") they don't like--or worse, of which government entities disapprove.
References:
https://dontletitgo.com/2023/03/03/phew-youtube-saved-you-by-censoring-my-super-dangerous-content/
https://dontletitgo.com/2011/09/14/attack-watch-as-case-study-of-how-force-stops-thinking/
https://open.substack.com/pub/historyisnow/p/angorithms-and-the-socio-media-path?r=4js7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
https://open.substack.com/pub/historyisnow/p/revenge-of-the-nerds?r=4js7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
https://open.substack.com/pub/dontletitgo/p/chatgpt-as-the-latest-challenge-for?r=4js7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
https://broadbandbreakfast.com/big-tech-speech-summit/ (use promo code FLASH)
Amy and Benjamin discuss an analogy prompted by a NYT article on the Dominion defamation case against Fox News. Enjoy!
Gift link to the NYT article: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/02/25/business/media/fox-news-dominion-tucker-carlson.html?unlocked_article_code=DExSRXhZ8qo3U_Zehso8DQzbcLmtDHazbWePeFi4-3ejYzVv6jJYJDunopjydQDALqDleZsPm8XyRX97GXoN7CjrVUUh7v9nXaMsskOXg1a7H9M79BL-bGlBsXDo7wjOxFa53eroOYhpeC88y9ZWsBVWfeLcc2xuy1PhErxfZ1dKDihwRUbdsGWsQmEnyBoRenypjgZH9e4fuVqCAbXQ1ChnGZlj_DS93iLgtpsSuVIc9ZiScJlz_syLIyrk7dlIqa9xpPJWWBH7U52kJzDXwK4zyyHLFCItMCHnjpoZu9aIIVTG7OKwJFtSMafuuxqdUW74kPZ2aTWCQcFmHzPXoVHsP90rSmAofPOhXCOHTP4sZfsDbKQthh4FL1FJrI_ojQ∣=url-share
Revisiting a 1971 characterization of the Individualist spirit, as presented by Ayn Rand, and evaluating its health and prospects for staving off the threat of totalitarianism in 2022. (Video available on Rumble, which includes footage of demonstrations worldwide in the last few minutes of the show.)
References promised:
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(Should read 3 out of 4, not 4 out of 5): https://dailyexpose.uk/2022/01/08/bbc-forgot-to-tell-you-4-in-5-covid-deaths-triple-vaccinated/
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https://sebastianrushworth.com/2022/01/09/covid-vaccine-vs-infection-myocarditis-risk/
Short video explaining the way in which I think both Anthony Fauci and Rand Paul are right about the issue of funding "Gain of Function" research in Wuhan.
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Promised reference for the entire exchange between Paul and Fauci: https://youtu.be/JBqXYpO1QpE
Benjamin and I have been longtime fans (if not, unfortunately, faithful adherents) of Dr. Barry Sears' work. And we're finding his work--especially his latest book about the importance of the proper diet in resolving inflammation--to be particularly relevant today.
Today we have the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Sears, with focus on his his latest book, The Resolution Zone, and its relevance not only to helping people resolve inflammation from COVID19, the vaccines, even stress during this pandemic, but also over a whole lifetime.
Use my discount code dontletitgo10 for 10% off Dr. Sears books, omega 3 and polyphenol supplements, and more, at https://zonediet.com/products/more-products/
Instagram CEO Adam Mossieri yesterday announced a number of changes/improvements, ahead of his scheduled testimony before a Senate panel on teen safety today. Hear what is good about the changes, what is bad about the occasion for them, and what is being done to implement a proper solution to this and other issues concerning the harm of Big Tech engagement-enhancing algorithms.
Promised references:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/adam-mosseri-instagram-teen-users-senate-committee-hearing/
https://reason.com/volokh/2020/10/13/justice-thomas-writes-in-favor-of-a-narrow-reading-of-47-u-s-c-§-230/
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With the truth starting to come out, don't let the latest hysteria about the "Nu" variant prevent you from enjoying your life. Permission to get off this train!
References:
Dr. Aseem Molhotra on GB News: https://twitter.com/GBNEWS/status/1463926037889396736?s=20
bad cattitude on Substack: https://boriquagato.substack.com/p/botaswana-b11529-variant-histrionics
Hayley Mary's new EP: https://ffm.to/fallinloveep
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Join Amy and Benjamin for over an hour of "Pure Outrage"! :)
(NOTE: Audio starts a little after 3 minutes in--sorry, had mic off at the beginning....)
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Merck's new antiviral: is there a conflict of interest? Norway and Singapore choose to live life as normal, even with the virus as endemic. Texas legislators are trying to protect Texans from Biden's proposed vaccine mandates. And more!
Reference: https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2021/09/23/how_many_days_to_flatten_the_cronycare_curve_795537.html
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Reference, our recent article in Real Clear Policy: https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2021/09/23/how_many_days_to_flatten_the_cronycare_curve_795537.html
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An interview with Professor Mattias Desmet, who has applied the theory of Mass (Crowd) formation to understand why people have been so willing to relinquish their values and freedom during the Coronavirus Pandemic.
While we all await his forthcoming book on Totalitarianism, you can read more about his broader framework here: https://dailysceptic.org/interview-with-mattias-desmet-professor-of-clinical-psychology/