Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, has called for the X platform to be shut down.
She reportedly made the call to take down X in an interview with journalist Jake Tapper that made the rounds on social media. According to the vice president, X should be taken down due to its unchecked influence and the lack of regulatory oversight.
Harris told Tapper that X owner Elon Musk "has lost his privileges" and the social media platform he owns "should be taken down," adding that X is "directly speaking to millions and millions of people without oversight." She emphasized the need for stricter control over social media platforms, noting that platforms like X have the potential to shape public opinion without sufficient accountability.
Musk acquired X, then called Twitter, in 2022. He positioned it as a bastion of free speech, rolling back many of the content restrictions put in place by the previous management – particularly former CEOs Jack Dorsey and Parag Agrawal. While some have praised Musk for his commitment to free speech, others including Harris warn of its dangers without sufficient oversight.
This statement immediately went viral online when famous personalities, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.), shared it. The former independent presidential candidate wrote: "Can someone please explain to her that freedom of speech is a right, not a 'privilege'?"
RFK Jr.'s post, which further suggested that Harris was threatening to shut down social media platforms that do not adhere to "government-approved narratives," received more than 200,000 likes and shares on the day it was published. Another user also shared the video with a caption: "Kamala will shut down X if she wins."
Meanwhile, others claimed that the statement was in support of the suspension of X in Brazil for failing to name a local legal representative as required by Brazilian law, leading to the suspension until compliance is achieved. (Related: Kamala Harris LOSES SUPPORT in latest post-DNC poll.)
Harris and her campaign team deny accusation
The Harris campaign immediately responded to the video and claimed it was fake. They pointed out that the video was from 2019, with the conversation reportedly happening after a Democratic primary debate that year.
The video allegedly pertained to former President Donald Trump and not the South African-born entrepreneur. Moreover, it showed Harris advocating for increased accountability for social media companies but did not call for the shutdown of the platform or even its owner.
According to the Harris campaign, her remarks in the clip pertained to Trump's 2021 suspension from Twitter. She argued at the time that Trump had "lost his privileges" due to his actions, but her comments were specifically about the former president's use of social media. Moreover, Harris' remarks centered on whether social media platforms should enforce consistent rules.
"The bottom line is that you can't say that you have one rule for Facebook and you have a different rule for Twitter," she stated. “The same rule has to apply, which is that there has to be a responsibility that is placed on these social media sites to understand their power. They are directly speaking to millions and millions of people without any level of oversight or regulation, and that has to stop."
The Harris campaign said the video was before Musk purchased Twitter and rebranded it, but those who have seen the clip in its entirety have confirmed that she called the platform X. Of course, the name change only happened after Musk acquired it.
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