Ingraham on Big Tech Banning Alex Jones: ‘Controlling Who Has a Voice and Who Doesn’t Is Tantamount To Limiting Speech’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT welcome to ░░░░░░░░ I m Laura Ingraham ░░░░░░░░ this is The Ingraham ░░░░░░░░ We have a jam ░░░░░░░░ show for you tonight ░░░░░░░░ primary tonight across the ░░░░░░░░ And we ll give ░░░░░░░░ hints about what November ░░░░░░░░ look like This includes ░░░░░░░░ extremely razor thin margin ░░░░░░░░ Ohio Huckabee is also ░░░░░░░░ to react to a ░░░░░░░░ left wing Rosy Steve ░░░░░░░░ joins us exclusively on ░░░░░░░░ increase hostile that Republicans ░░░░░░░░ these days including a ░░░░░░░░ threat that he just ░░░░░░░░ But first Big Tech ░░░░░░░░ the new corporate censorship ░░░░░░░░ s the focus of ░░░░░░░░ s angle Remember what ░░░░░░░░ CEO mark Zuckerberg said ░░░░░░░░ in April There s ░░░░░░░░ things we do not ░░░░░░░░ Hate speech anything that ░░░░░░░░ people feel unsafe in ░░░░░░░░ community From that perspective ░░░░░░░░ s what we generally ░░░░░░░░ to refer to what ░░░░░░░░ do as the platforms ░░░░░░░░ all ideas A platform ░░░░░░░░ all ideas Really Over ░░░░░░░░ past few months Facebook ░░░░░░░░ other tech giants have ░░░░░░░░ us ample reasons to ░░░░░░░░ that proclamation The latest ░░░░░░░░ started early yesterday morning ░░░░░░░░ apple pulled several podcasts ░░░░░░░░ with the controversial Alex ░░░░░░░░ Facebook followed suit unpublishing ░░░░░░░░ of Jones pages saying ░░░░░░░░ violated the hate speech ░░░░░░░░ YouTube suspended the Alex ░░░░░░░░ channel Of course he ░░░░░░░░ the media s poster ░░░░░░░░ for conspiracy theories But ░░░░░░░░ isn t about Alex ░░░░░░░░ This is about freedom ░░░░░░░░ our access from information ░░░░░░░░ the sources we as ░░░░░░░░ trust and like If ░░░░░░░░ Tech can control the ░░░░░░░░ flow then they can ░░░░░░░░ perhaps even influence the ░░░░░░░░ of the midterm and ░░░░░░░░ future presidential elections Essentially ░░░░░░░░ Jones has been deleted ░░░░░░░░ these websites Ingraham And ░░░░░░░░ s the point controlling ░░░░░░░░ has a voice and ░░░░░░░░ doesn t is tantamount ░░░░░░░░ limiting speech And as ░░░░░░░░ ll see in a ░░░░░░░░ it s also viewpoint ░░░░░░░░ Back in February Facebook ░░░░░░░░ a new algorithm that ░░░░░░░░ see a dramatic drop ░░░░░░░░ traffic This included personal ░░░░░░░░ but the way President ░░░░░░░░ s Facebook page saw ░░░░░░░░ 45 drop Diamond and ░░░░░░░░ said their content was ░░░░░░░░ blocked on Facebook Facebook ░░░░░░░░ with other social media ░░░░░░░░ have taken aggressive actions ░░░░░░░░ silence conservative voices such ░░░░░░░░ ourselves by deliberately weaponizing ░░░░░░░░ page with algorithms that ░░░░░░░░ our free speech Next ░░░░░░░░ was YouTube that limited ░░░░░░░░ channels with no warning ░░░░░░░░ all This has happened ░░░░░░░░ conservative commentators like Ben ░░░░░░░░ Dave Ruben For my ░░░░░░░░ the left the view ░░░░░░░░ to become that if ░░░░░░░░ can t beat them ░░░░░░░░ them from speaking Just ░░░░░░░░ at what s happened ░░░░░░░░ the conservative speakers on ░░░░░░░░ campuses And after liberal ░░░░░░░░ hosts flopped on air ░░░░░░░░ remember them well some ░░░░░░░░ thought to revive the ░░░░░░░░ doctrine to snuff out ░░░░░░░░ talk radio Thankfully that ░░░░░░░░ nowhere But now they ░░░░░░░░ moved onto the Internet ░░░░░░░░ squelching political speech there ░░░░░░░░ leaked proposal outlines a ░░░░░░░░ plan to take over ░░░░░░░░ Internet by regulating digital ░░░░░░░░ and purging content they ░░░░░░░░ harmful or inaccurate In ░░░░░░░░ words information they don ░░░░░░░░ like They would require ░░░░░░░░ media users to be ░░░░░░░░ and labeled according to ░░░░░░░░ reasonable their content is ░░░░░░░░ to be Democrat senator ░░░░░░░░ Murphy even hinted at ░░░░░░░░ yesterday tweeting infowars uses ░░░░░░░░ like Facebook and YouTube ░░░░░░░░ tear our nation apart ░░░░░░░░ companies must do more ░░░░░░░░ take down one website ░░░░░░░░ survival or our democracy ░░░░░░░░ on it How dramatic ░░░░░░░░ The survival of the ░░░░░░░░ Party depends on it ░░░░░░░░ s an old saying ░░░░░░░░ TV and radio that ░░░░░░░░ is king Same goes ░░░░░░░░ the Internet If they ░░░░░░░░ shut down political speech ░░░░░░░░ the grounds that it ░░░░░░░░ hateful you have to ░░░░░░░░ does this end If ░░░░░░░░ want to see hate ░░░░░░░░ out some of the ░░░░░░░░ on my Twitter feed ░░░░░░░░ the show tonight He ░░░░░░░░ a casual racist of ░░░░░░░░ and an anti semimite ░░░░░░░░ called white people Potential ░░░░░░░░ praised Hitler He has ░░░░░░░░ million followers And what ░░░░░░░░ those who traffic in ░░░░░░░░ If Facebook really cares ░░░░░░░░ standards or safety I ░░░░░░░░ t think they would ░░░░░░░░ granting antifa chapters from ░░░░░░░░ to coast with their ░░░░░░░░ hoods and all And ░░░░░░░░ the way if there ░░░░░░░░ so much concern over ░░░░░░░░ theories like the one ░░░░░░░░ Jones peddles well do ░░░░░░░░ like this give social ░░░░░░░░ kings pause The fact ░░░░░░░░ the matter is he ░░░░░░░░ not only bad because ░░░░░░░░ s a liar he ░░░░░░░░ bad because he doesn ░░░░░░░░ know how to inspire ░░░░░░░░ or invoke that emotion ░░░░░░░░ them What about his ░░░░░░░░ People are paid You ░░░░░░░░ that He pays people ░░░░░░░░ show up at those ░░░░░░░░ Trump pays people to ░░░░░░░░ to his rallies That ░░░░░░░░ be a lot of ░░░░░░░░ She still has a ░░░░░░░░ channel The truth is ░░░░░░░░ conservatives always want more ░░░░░░░░ speech not less of ░░░░░░░░ even when it s ░░░░░░░░ to us Our only ░░░░░░░░ usually about speech is ░░░░░░░░ it if there s ░░░░░░░░ direct incitement to violence ░░░░░░░░ political speech in general ░░░░░░░░ want more Now while ░░░░░░░░ and apple are private ░░░░░░░░ and thus aren t ░░░░░░░░ for First Amendment companies ░░░░░░░░ be really careful because ░░░░░░░░ in the future might ░░░░░░░░ demand that Facebook Twitter ░░░░░░░░ be treated more like ░░░░░░░░ utility public utilities that ░░░░░░░░ to operate in the ░░░░░░░░ interest But since a ░░░░░░░░ can t refuse to ░░░░░░░░ electricity to a family ░░░░░░░░ they disagree with their ░░░░░░░░ or heaven forbid because ░░░░░░░░ re of a different ░░░░░░░░ they act in the ░░░░░░░░ interest Ted Cruz in ░░░░░░░░ to the Alex Jones ░░░░░░░░ said tech companies have ░░░░░░░░ degree of power and ░░░░░░░░ ability to censor that ░░░░░░░░ could never have imagined ░░░░░░░░ have the ability if ░░░░░░░░ is a speaker that ░░░░░░░░ disfavored simply to silence ░░░░░░░░ speaker Your words float ░░░░░░░░ into oblivion and nobody ░░░░░░░░ them Well he s ░░░░░░░░ about their power The ░░░░░░░░ five tech companies are ░░░░░░░░ worth an estimated 4 ░░░░░░░░ Well that figure puts ░░░░░░░░ above the GDP of ░░░░░░░░ but seven countries on ░░░░░░░░ planet The immense size ░░░░░░░░ these companies is concerning ░░░░░░░░ so too is the ░░░░░░░░ with which they can ░░░░░░░░ to external pressure Point ░░░░░░░░ case just three weeks ░░░░░░░░ Mark Zuckerberg defended keeping ░░░░░░░░ on his platform If ░░░░░░░░ look at the things ░░░░░░░░ are getting the most ░░░░░░░░ people flag them as ░░░░░░░░ hoaxes we send those ░░░░░░░░ fact checkers and if ░░░░░░░░ say that it is ░░░░░░░░ false then we will ░░░░░░░░ reduce the distribution of ░░░░░░░░ content Why don t ░░░░░░░░ want to just say ░░░░░░░░ off our platform As ░░░░░░░░ as some of this ░░░░░░░░ can be it gets ░░░░░░░░ to this principle of ░░░░░░░░ people a voice So ░░░░░░░░ did he end up ░░░░░░░░ here We ll continue ░░░░░░░░ demand answers for you ░░░░░░░░ when disgraced FBI agent ░░░░░░░░ texted Lisa Page about ░░░░░░░░ insurance policy to keep ░░░░░░░░ from getting elected Well ░░░░░░░░ just maybe these latest ░░░░░░░░ are the beginning of ░░░░░░░░ Tech s own version ░░░░░░░░ an insurance policy to ░░░░░░░░ that someone with Trump ░░░░░░░░ views never reaches a ░░░░░░░░ of authority again And ░░░░░░░░ s the angle