Joe Rogan Experience #1595 - Ira Glasser

Ira Glasser is a former director of the American Civil Liberties Union and a lifelong defender of every citizen's right to free speech. He is the subject of the 2020 documentary "Mighty Ira", available now on streaming video.

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Jun 27, 20242h 1mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: June 27, 2024
Duration: 2h 1m
Channel: The Joe Rogan Experience
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Ira Glasser is a former director of the American Civil Liberties Union and a lifelong defender of every citizen's right to free speech. He is the subject of the 2020 documentary "Mighty Ira", available now on streaming video.

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Joe Rogan and Ira Glasser, Joe Rogan Experience #1595 - Ira Glasser explores ira Glasser Warns: Censoring Hate Speech Endangers Everyone’s Freedom Joe Rogan and former ACLU director Ira Glasser discuss free speech in the age of social media, Trump, and rising political polarization. Glasser argues that while private platforms like Twitter and Facebook are legally allowed to ban users, their gatekeeping power poses serious risks to open public discourse. He insists that giving government the power to define and ban “hate speech” or “incitement” historically backfires against dissidents and minorities. Throughout, Glasser makes the case that the only durable remedy for bad or dangerous ideas is more speech, democratic organizing, and long-term political engagement, not censorship.

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