By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-09-27 17:48:40 | Updated at 2024-09-30 13:25:09
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Joe Rogan has warned that the First Amendment will come under threat if Kamala Harris is elected president.
The podcast host was discussing censorship on social media platforms during a Thursday episode of his show.
He stated that currently X and Rumble are the only places with unfettered free speech.
But he warned that the situation could deteriorate even further if the Democrats win in November.
'I don't think it [censorship] turns around if Kamala Harris gets into office. I think they clamp down more,' he said on the Joe Rogan Experience.
'She openly discussed the need for the same rules to apply to Facebook and Twitter and the possibility that Elon Musk could lose his privileges. '
Joe Rogan has warned that the First Amendment will come under threat if Kamala Harris is elected president
In 2019, Harris famously branded social media companies as purveyors of 'hate,' and 'misinformation' vowing to hold them responsible for content posted on their platforms.
'We will hold social media platforms accountable for the hate infiltrating their platforms because they have a responsibility to help fight against this threat to our democracy,' Harris said during a speech to the NAACP in 2019.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg also said that he felt 'extreme pressure' to remove content the government asked Facebook to censor from its platforms, but that he felt the pressure was 'wrong'.
'There are so many wild things that they are saying,' Rogan added. 'Tim Walz said that the First Amendment doesn't apply to misinformation or hate speech. OK, well, it certainly does.'
He added that the 'goal' of the First Amendment is to encourage dialogue so that when 'you say something wrong, this person who is an expert says the right thing and you correct them'.
Walz previously stated that, 'There's no guarantee to free speech on misinformation or hate speech and especially around democracy.'
However, in 2021 the Supreme Court previously affirmed that there is no exception for hate speech.
In 2019, Harris famously branded social media companies as purveyors of 'hate,' and 'misinformation'
Rogan also debunked Vice Presidential hopeful Tim Walz's statement that the First Amendment does not apply to hate speech
'As a Nation we have chosen a different course—to protect even hurtful speech on public issues to ensure that we do not stifle public debate,' Chief Justice John Roberts said.
During the episode Rogan went on to rant about how 'so much' of what is censored, 'turns out to be true'.
He referenced the pandemic mask-wearing mandate, saying 'face masks don't work'.
However, studies have shown that effective and consistent mask-wearing can help slow the spread of Covid-19.
A new poll by Freedom Forum found that Americans are placing less importance on protecting the First Amendment.
Just 58 percent of people surveyed said they would approve the First Amendment today, a 4-point decline from 2020.
