Social media companies censoring political opinions is “very dangerous,” President Trump said in a recent interview.
Speaking to Reuters Monday, the president discussed efforts by social media giants to police free speech, especially in light of the recent censorship offensive launched against conservatives and independent media sites, such as Infowars.com.
“I won’t mention names but when they take certain people off of Twitter or Facebook and they’re making that decision, that is really a dangerous thing because that could be you tomorrow,” Trump told Reuters.
The president’s comments come as tech companies launched a coordinated takedown campaign of Infowars.com, with Apple, Spotify, Youtube and Facebook simultaneously banning Alex Jones’ content on the same day.
Over the weekend Trump addressed the social media censorship firestorm in a series of tweets, calling out CNN and MSNBC as constant fake news purveyors.
“Social Media is totally discriminating against Republican/Conservative voices,” the president said in a Saturday tweet that surprised many on the left. “Speaking loudly and clearly for the Trump Administration, we won’t let that happen.”
Social Media is totally discriminating against Republican/Conservative voices. Speaking loudly and clearly for the Trump Administration, we won’t let that happen. They are closing down the opinions of many people on the RIGHT, while at the same time doing nothing to others…….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 18, 2018
…..Censorship is a very dangerous thing & absolutely impossible to police. If you are weeding out Fake News, there is nothing so Fake as CNN & MSNBC, & yet I do not ask that their sick behavior be removed. I get used to it and watch with a grain of salt, or don’t watch at all..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 18, 2018
….Too many voices are being destroyed, some good & some bad, and that cannot be allowed to happen. Who is making the choices, because I can already tell you that too many mistakes are being made. Let everybody participate, good & bad, and we will all just have to figure it out!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 18, 2018
Many on the right believe the president’s remarks may foreshadow an executive action against social media companies, which aims to level the political playing field.
Alex Jones broke down how the president would move against Big Tech and their free speech monopolies in an exclusive special report:
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