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In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Onkar Ghate and Ben Bayer analyze Mark Zuckerberg's recent comments on Facebook’s policy changes and whether they truly represent a victory for free speech.
Among the topics covered:
How Facebook’s content moderation is not a violation of free speech;
How the government’s intimidation of Facebook is a violation of free speech;
How both the Biden and Trump administrations intimidate Facebook;
How CEOs, like Zuckerberg, morally sanction the attacks against them;
Why CEOs, like Zuckerberg, need a principled defense from intellectuals.
Mentioned in this podcast are Ayn Rand’s article “’Have Gun, Will Nudge’” in The Objectivist Newsletter and Ben Bayer’s article “Facebook: Censor or Victim?”
The podcast was recorded on January 15, 2025 and released on January 16, 2025. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Watch archived podcasts here.
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