Isn't a Pandemic an Example in the Opposite

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I don't think tech companies should be assuming that role now in certain limited cases where something poses a public health risk. I'm vaccinated four times and believe very strongly that the vaccine is one of the things that has helped us get through this pandemic. The fact that Americans are more educated today than they ever have been in American history to me is the most important thing. We ought to be doing what Finland did and other countries have gone when confronted with misinformation online, he says.

Congressman Ro Khanna is an American politician, lawyer, and academic. He is currently serving as U.S. Representative for California's 17th district, including much of Silicon Valley.

In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Ro Khanna discuss how we can protect free speech and civic agency in the age of the internet; what it would mean to have a cultural patriotism that celebrates both the tradition and the dynamism of American life; and where he stands on the debates concerning misinformation and censorship.

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