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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Elon Musk and Don Lemon Clash Over Hate Speech on X: ‘Moderation Is a Propaganda Word For Censorship’ https://t.co/TwVpPGAG33
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) March 18, 2024
ELON MUSK:
-pushes homophobic disinfo
-bans journalists for no reason
-promotes bigots & disinformation purveyors
-sends lavish payments to right-wingers, including credibly accused human trafficker
-wrecks the site
-prompts exodus from the platform when he changes Twitter’s logo— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 24, 2023
Just noting the irony in Musk lobbing accusations of censorship at anyone as he also maintains open bans on journalists on his own platform. https://t.co/rOOJMLRZ3T
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) December 20, 2022
“Free speech absolutist” Elon Musk bans journalists, brings back far-right activists https://t.co/cE7HU4AHJe
— Salon (@Salon) December 24, 2022