Ben Shapiro SCHOOLS House Committee on Big Tech Censorship
Summary
TLDRThe speaker addresses a trust crisis in media due to legacy media's alleged bias towards left-leaning narratives, exemplified by recent events involving President Biden. They argue that despite this, legacy media maintains advertising revenue due to an informal pressure system involving Democratic legislators, advertisers, and brand safety organizations like the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM). This system, they claim, favors left-wing media and stifles conservative competitors, leading to calls for Congress to investigate and uphold free speech principles.
Takeaways
- 📰 The speaker asserts that there is a trust crisis in media due to legacy media's alleged bias and misinformation.
- 🤔 The speaker questions why legacy media continues to thrive despite a loss of public trust, suggesting an informal pressure system.
- 🚫 The speaker claims that Democratic legislators and the White House are creating a system that favors left-wing media in advertising.
- 💡 The speaker explains that conservative media outlets are labeled as 'dangerous' by legacy media and political allies to suppress their growth.
- 🗣️ The speaker cites specific instances where politicians have pressured social media platforms to censor or control content.
- 🛡️ The speaker discusses the role of third-party organizations like the Global Alliance for responsible Media (GARM) in setting brand safety standards.
- 🚷 The speaker argues that GARM's standards are subjective and used to marginalize conservative viewpoints.
- 📉 The speaker shares personal experiences of how their media outlet has been affected by these standards, including significant drops in visibility.
- 📈 The speaker highlights the financial implications of not adhering to GARM's standards, making it difficult for non-compliant businesses to operate.
- 🇺🇸 The speaker calls for the defense of the First Amendment rights, suggesting that the Congress should investigate the relationships between media cartels and government agencies.
- 🛑 The speaker concludes by urging an end to government coercion of private companies to censor speech, emphasizing the importance of upholding free speech principles.
Q & A
What is the main issue discussed in the script regarding the media?
-The main issue discussed is the trust crisis in the media, where legacy media organizations are accused of lying to preserve left-leaning narratives, leading to a loss of trust among the public.
Why do some Americans not trust the media according to the speaker?
-According to the speaker, some Americans, particularly non-Democrats, do not trust the media because of instances where the media has allegedly lied or misrepresented information to uphold certain political narratives.
What is the 'informal pressure system' mentioned in the script?
-The 'informal pressure system' refers to an unspoken arrangement created by Democratic legislators, the White House, legacy media advertisers, and brand safety organizations, which ensures that advertising dollars flow only to left-wing media.
How does the speaker explain the continued market share of legacy media despite the loss of trust?
-The speaker suggests that legacy media continues to gain share in the advertising market because of an informal pressure system that favors left-wing media, ensuring their financial stability.
What role does the Global Alliance for responsible Media (GARM) play according to the script?
-GARM is portrayed as a cartel that sets brand safety standards which are used to determine what content is safe for advertising. The speaker argues that these standards are subjective and used to marginalize conservative viewpoints.
Why does the speaker believe that conservative media outlets are being targeted?
-The speaker believes conservative media outlets are targeted because they challenge the narratives preferred by GARM and its members, which are allegedly aligned with left-leaning ideologies.
What incident involving Joe Rogan is mentioned in the script?
-The incident mentioned involves Joe Rogan stating that he took Ivermectin after getting COVID-19, which led to White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki pressuring Spotify to take action against misinformation.
What is the speaker's view on the role of government in regulating free speech?
-The speaker argues that government officials are overstepping their bounds by pressuring private companies to censor speech that they find objectionable, which the speaker sees as a violation of free speech principles.
What actions does the speaker suggest Congress should take in response to the issues raised?
-The speaker suggests that Congress should investigate the arrangements between censorship cartels like GARM and executive branch agencies, and also stop engaging in violations of free speech principles.
How does the speaker describe the consequences for media outlets that do not conform to GARM's standards?
-The speaker describes that media outlets not conforming to GARM's standards face being deemed 'not brand safe,' which can lead to a significant reduction in advertising revenue and effectively throttle their business.
What is the speaker's stance on the current state of free speech in the media?
-The speaker is critical of the current state of free speech in the media, asserting that there is a coordinated effort to suppress conservative viewpoints and calling for a defense of the First Amendment.
Outlines
📰 Media Trust Crisis and Censorship Allegations
The speaker addresses a committee, expressing gratitude for kind words and suggesting that despite institutional obstacles, they would be doing better. The main theme revolves around a 'trust crisis' in media, where legacy media outlets are accused of perpetuating left-leaning narratives through dishonesty. The speaker cites President Biden's health and mental fitness as an example of media misinformation. The crux of the argument is that despite a loss of public trust, legacy media continues to dominate the advertising market due to an informal pressure system involving Democratic legislators, the White House, advertisers, and brand safety organizations. This system allegedly ensures advertising dollars flow only to left-wing media, and conservative competitors are painted as dangerous. The speaker details how this pressure impacts social media platforms and uses specific examples, such as YouTube's treatment of Daily Wire and Spotify's response to Joe Rogan's Ivermectin statement, to illustrate the point. The speaker concludes by calling for a defense of the First Amendment and suggests two ways Congress can address the issue: by investigating the connections between censorship cartels and government agencies, and by refraining from violating free speech principles.
🔍 Government's Role in Media Censorship
In this paragraph, the speaker accuses elected officials of pressuring private companies to censor speech, which they argue is a violation of the First Amendment. The speaker points out that while the First Amendment was intended to protect individuals from government censorship, some members of Congress are instead exerting pressure on private entities to suppress viewpoints they disagree with. The speaker calls for an end to this practice, citing recent examples of such actions and emphasizing the importance of upholding constitutional and democratic values. The speaker urges the committee to recognize and stop these coercive campaigns against free speech, asserting that the non-legacy media has been negatively affected by these actions.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Trust Crisis
💡Legacy Media
💡Institutional Obstacles
💡Advertising Market
💡Partisan
💡Brand Safety
💡Cartel
💡Censorship
💡First Amendment
💡Misinformation
💡Coercive Campaign
Highlights
Chairman Jordan and ranking member Nler discuss the trust crisis in media due to legacy media's preservation of left-leaning narratives.
The claim that President Biden's health and mental fitness were questioned as 'cheap fakes' by legacy media, which was later contradicted by his public performance.
The ongoing issue of Americans' distrust in media, particularly among non-Democrats, due to perceived dishonesty.
The existence of an informal pressure system created by Democratic legislators, the White House, legacy media, advertisers, and brand safety organizations to favor left-wing media.
The role of the Global Alliance for responsible Media (GARM) in setting brand safety standards that may indirectly censor conservative viewpoints.
The impact of government threats on social media platforms, leading to increased content enforcements against conservative media.
Examples of how conservative media, such as the Daily Wire, have been affected by these pressure systems and brand safety standards.
The subjective nature of GARM's brand safety standards, which can be used to marginalize or suppress conservative narratives.
The call for Congress to investigate the arrangements between censorship cartels like GARM and executive branch agencies.
The Daily Wire's federal lawsuit against the State Department for alleged involvement in censorship arrangements.
The argument that Congress should stop violating free speech principles and refrain from pressuring private companies to censor speech.
Examples of government officials participating in coercive campaigns against free speech, as highlighted by specific statements made by them.
The assertion that the First Amendment was intended to protect against government censorship, not to enable workarounds by elected officials.
The plea for the protection of the First Amendment in the context of democracy and the importance of stopping current practices.
The impact of these issues on non-legacy media and the call for change in the name of the constitution and democracy.
Transcripts
chairman Jordan ranking member nler
members of the committee good morning
first of all ranking member nler I
appreciate the kind words about our
business it's very kind of you and also
I assume that we'd be doing a lot better
without the institutional obstacles that
I'm about to discuss we're in the midst
of a trust crisis in the world of media
which is because so many in the Legacy
Media have lied in order to preserved
left-leaning narratives to take just the
most recent example we were told by the
Legacy Media that President Biden was
just fine for years anyone who
questioned his health and mental Fitness
was trafficking in cheap fakes and then
President Biden went out and engaged in
a full- scale mental collapse on stage
in front of hundreds of millions of
people so we can see why Americans at
least Americans who are not Democrats do
not trust the media the question isn't
really why the Legacy Media have lost
Americans trust we know that answer the
question is why despite that loss of
trust the Legacy Media continue to gain
share in the advertising market and the
answer is simple there is in fact an
informal pressure system created by
Democratic legislators this White House
Legacy Media advertisers and pseudo
objective brand safety organizations
that system guarantees that advertising
dollars flow only to left-wing media
Brands let me explain how this works
when a conservative competitor to the
Legacy Media arises members of that
Legacy Media and their political allies
rush to paint such competitors as
dangerous the commentator Caris Swisher
of the New York Times for example told
the head of YouTube that my videos at
Daily wire were a quote gateway drug
that would lead children including her
own teenage son to watch Neo-Nazi
content never mind Thea elected
Democrats pick up that same messaging in
2017 Senator Diane Feinstein told
lawyers at Facebook Google and Twitter
quote you created these platforms and
now they're being misused and you have
to be the ones to do something about it
or we will social media companies react
to incentive structures including
threats they've responded by adopting
the standards of thirdparty left-wing
informational safety groups like The
Global Alliance for responsible Media or
garm garm purportedly sets brand safety
standards objective standards by which
advertisers and platforms can supposedly
determine just what sort of content
ought to be deemed safe for advertising
in reality garm acts as a cartel it's m
account for 90% of AD spending in the
United States almost a trillion dollars
in other words if you're not getting ad
dollars from G members it's nearly
impossible to run an ad-based business
and if you're not following their
preferred political narratives the ones
that Caris swier and Diane Feinstein
would follow you will not be deemed
brand safe your business will be
throttled we at Daily wire have
experienced this firsthand in 2017 after
Senator Feinstein made her threats to
bring the weight of government down on
social media platforms dailywire YouTube
channel saw 1,000% increase in content
enforcements over a 2-year period since
2021 after Democrat officials further
turned up the heat on social media
companies my personal Facebook page has
seen an over 80% drop in Impressions or
take Joe Rogan when Joe said that he had
taken Ivermectin after getting Co White
House Press Secretary Jens saki
pressured Spotify to take action stating
quote we want every platform to be doing
more to call out Missin disinformation
while also uplifting accurate
information Spotify complied Spotify of
course works with garm so what are the
brand safety standards that garm uses
the standards begin with inarguable
things that we've heard from the other
Witnesses like preventing distribution
of child sexual abuse material or
stopping terrorism but garm doesn't draw
the line at what is criminal abusive or
dangerous their standards also include
restrictions on hate speech harassment
misinformation or my personal favorite
insensitive irresponsible and harmful
treatment of debated sensitive social
issues those criteria are highly
subjective in theory and they are purely
partisan in practice for example last
year dailywire host Matt Walsh was fully
demonetized on YouTube aarm member why
for quote unquote misgendering which to
garm is to say that men are not women
perfectly obvious facts now run a foul
of G's censorship standards companies
targeted by garm like the daily wire
breit Bart Fox News and so many others
reach hundreds of millions of people
with opinions and beliefs long
established as within the mainstream of
American conservative thought garm and
its members have no respect for the
beliefs of those people they would like
them marginalized or squashed it's time
to stand up for the first amendment in
this Congress Congress can do so in two
ways first Congress must investigate the
informal and perhaps formal Arrangements
between censorship cartels like garm and
executive branch agencies the daily wire
has already filed a federal lawsuit
against the state department for
allegedly doing just this second
Congress can itself stop engaging in
violation of free speech principles two
weeks ago writing in descent in merthy
versus Missouri Justice Alo condemned
what he called sophisticated and
coercive government campaigns against
Free Speech members of this committee
have engaged in precisely such campaigns
when Congressman Schiff speaks about
targeting social media companies that
must be quote pulled and dragged into
this era of corporate responsibility
because they are too tolerant of
misinformation he knows what he is doing
he is participating in a sophisticated
coercive campaign against Free Speech
when congresswoman jaul blames social
media for placing America at the quote
precipice of a democratic crisis and
calls on them to Target they deem hate
groups she also knows what she is doing
she is participating in a sophisticated
coercive campaign against Free Speech
when Congressman Hank Johnson says quote
we need a constitutional amendment to
allow the legislature to control the
so-called Free Speech rights of
Corporations he also knows what he is
doing we all know what these government
actors what some people in this room are
doing you're using the tcid threat of
government action to compel private
companies to throttle viewpoints you
don't particularly like the first
amendment was not designed to enable
work rounds by elected official it was
directed at Congress at you and you're
abdicating your fundamental Duty when
you exert pressure on private companies
to censor speech some in this room have
been doing just that for years we in the
non- Legacy Media have been feeling the
effects in the name of the constitution
in the name of democracy this should
stop
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