Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton Let It Slip Why They’re Pushing Against ‘Disinformation’ – Opinion

Elon Musk advocates for Twitter free speech. Democrats, of course, are on the wrong side of the issue, pushing for more tech and government control against “disinformation” in media. What’s kind of ironic is that you have two of the biggest pushers of disinformation out there — Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton — speaking out over the past couple of days on the issue, and leading the charge with the argument that disinformation is somehow a threat to “democracy.”

Tomorrow is my speech at Stanford on changes in information creation and consumption and how they affect democracy.

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) April 20, 2022

Jerry Wilson, my co-worker at Stanford, uncovered some of Barack Obama’s disinformation speech.

Because Obama says it loudly, I thought I would highlight one part of Obama’s speech. It’s about control, and they want that control.

The censorship is only going to increase. Barack Obama accuses Big Tech of trying to secure democracy. “TV is just a tool.” The internet can be used as a tool. Social media can be used as a tool. Tools don’t have to control us. They are ours to control. We can also remake them. pic.twitter.com/1dWiBCYZ7R

— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) April 21, 2022

“TV is a tool,” Obama declared. “The internet is a tool. Social media can be used as a tool. At the end of the day, tools don’t control us. They are ours to control. And we can remake them.”

We saw how that “control” interfered in the election in 2020, when Twitter and other social media suppressed the story about the Hunter Biden laptop scandal. They don’t want to lose that ability to control the narrative because if they do, it will also affect their ability to hang on to power. They desire to have the ability to control their political enemies.

Hillary Clinton also participated.

Too long tech platforms have amplified extremism and disinformation without any accountability. It is time for the EU to act.

My transatlantic friends should push for the Digital Services Act to the finish and help strengthen global democracy.

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 21, 2022

“For too long, tech platforms have amplified disinformation and extremism with no accountability,” she claimed. “The EU is poised to do something about it. I urge our transatlantic allies to push the Digital Services Act across the finish line and bolster global democracy before it’s too late.”

In addition to the lying man telling us to keep our doctor, Hillary Clinton is now trying to give us some information about disinformation. Is she referring to this small piece of disinformation that was paid for by the Clinton team and distributed to the media, the FBI and other outlets?

Trump needs to address serious questions about Russia’s ties. https://t.co/D8oSmyVAR4 pic.twitter.com/07dRyEmPjX

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 31, 2016

It was a hoax that caused so much harm. Has she checked what’s happening with the Durham probe lately, the people who are flipping, and her campaign’s claim of privilege in the case (which tends to prove that yes, the lawyer was working on her behalf to smear President Donald Trump)? What about the FEC fine she received for lying about Steele dossier funding?

Hopefully, there’s more “accountability” for the disinformation that Clinton spread. Hillary has to be strong on this one. Notice her concern here isn’t freedom of speech or the Constitution; it’s protecting “global democracy.” That’s what it’s about, not preserving people’s rights or the free flow of ideas.

These are people who wish to take control of our information networks and tell us what to see. They know that if the truth is revealed, everyone will be listening.