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Israeli Cybersecurity CEO Calls to 'Limit the First Amendment'

Is this a call to limit manipulative bots and inauthentic content, or a reckless suggestion to undermine free speech?

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Israeli Cybersecurity CEO Calls to 'Limit the First Amendment'

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Above: Cato Networks CEO Shlomo Kramer at the Bloomberg Tech Summit in London, U.K., on Oct. 22, 2024. Image credit: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg/Getty Images

The Spin

Narrative A

There is a need to combat adversarial accounts — anonymous, AI-generated bots — that drown out authentic voices through disinformation. It's vital to protect transparent human debate from manipulative operations eroding the social fabric in established democracies. Europe's efforts in controlling antisemitic content show how targeted measures can reduce inorganic harmful speech without hindering real people's free speech.

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Narrative B

This has nothing to do with social cohesion, let alone protecting Americans. While claiming to be fighting nefarious foreign actors, Kramer is actually calling for censoring Americans on behalf of a foreign government — in this case, Israel. Kramer represents the ruling class of billionaires and politicians who care more about shielding Israel from criticism than protecting Americans' First Amendment right to speak their minds.

Badlands Media

Glenn Greenwald on X

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