Musk: “Moderation Is Propaganda Word For Censorship”

Mediaite has the transcript:

Lemon: They’re not illegal, but they’re hateful. And they can, they can lead to violence. As I just read to you, the shooters, you know, in all of these mass shootings, attributed social media to radicalizing.

Musk: So, Don, you love censorship, is what you’re saying?

Lemon: No, I don’t love censorship.

Musk: Then why, why are you asking this?

Lemon: I believe in moderation. But I don’t believe in–

Musk: Censorship is a, is a… Moderation is a propaganda word for censorship.

Lemon: But don’t you think free speech is one thing, right, or not–

Musk: If something’s illegal, we’re going to take it down. If it’s not illegal, then we’re putting our thumb on the scale and we’re being censors.

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