On Wednesday morning’s segment of The View, following Meta’s announcement concerning its change in fact checking, hosts were up in arms and ready to argue. What started out as a conversation regarding the necessity of fact checking soon cascaded into the classic argument for free speech. Surprisingly Alyssa Farah Griffin, often noted as the table’s wavering conservative, stepped up to not only attempt at explaining the nature of free speech within the issue, but the hypocrisy of her fellow hosts.
From the beginning of the argument it was clear that most of the women at the table were concerned with the fact that, now anyone can say anything online, prompting questions regarding hate speech and the spreading of conspiracy theories. Sunny Hostin, confidently presenting her argument as to the difference between hate speech and free speech being based upon individual opinion (Click expand)
You know, there's a difference between free speech and hate speech, and we know that. Free speech I welcome. I think everyone welcomes, it's your constitutional right. When you start delving into hate speech, which is happening all over social media. There's a problem with that. When you start delving into misinformation and disinformation, there's a problem with that. Meta’s new hate speech guidelines permit users to call people in the LGBTQ+ community mentally ill. That is harmful. That is harmful...
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