Remember when they banned, canceled, and de-platformed Alex Jones? It seemed like all the social media companies conspired against him. It makes sense - his ideas are nutty. But censorship norms & free speech took a major blow when they silenced Jones.
In this episode, I get into why censoring people is almost always a bad idea. It's a violation of free speech, no doubt, but it also has other unintended consequences. Take a drink of this, friends!
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