>> Dana: DAN SPRINGER, THANK
YOU.
>> Bill: WE GOT A BATTLE OF TECH
TITANS.
THE RICHEST MAN GOING AFTER THE
RICHEST COMPANY.
ELON MUSK AND APPLE.
HE TWEETED APPLE HAS MOSTLY
STOPPED ADVERTISING ON TWITTER.
DO THEY HATE FREE SPEECH IN
AMERICA?
WHERE DOES IT GO?
THE FOUNDER OF STRIVE ASSET
MANAGEMENT AND VIVEK, GOOD
MORNING TO YOU.
WE WERE LOOKING FOR A RESPONSE
FROM APPLE.
WE HAVEN’T SEEN IT YET.
IF WE GET IT WE’LL PASS IT TO OUR VIEWERS.
OUR VIEWERS.
WHAT IS MUSKING FOR HERE.
>> CALLING OUT THE HYPOCRISY OF
A COMPANY THAT SAID THINK
DIFFERENT.
NOW THEY’LL PUNISH YOU IF YOU
THINK THE SAME.
PEOPLE MIGHT SAY I DON’T WANT TO
USE MY IPHONE THEN AND SWITCH TO
AN ANDROID.
GOOGLE THE MAKE THAT EXACT SAME
DECISION TO DEPLATFORM AN APP
LIKE TWITTER AS IT DID WITH
PARLOR.
BOTH APPLE AND THE GOOGLE PLAY
STORE DID THE EXACT SAME THING.
I THINK THIS EXPOSES, BILL, THE
REAL ANTITRUST PROBLEM IN
SILICON VALLEY.
IT IS NOT A MONOPOLY ON
PRODUCTS.
IT IS A MONOPOLY ON IDEAS.
IT IS NOT THIS CLASSICAL PRODUCT
CARTEL THAT PUNISHES THE
CONSUMER BY CHARGING THEM A HIGH
PRICE.
IT’S AN IDEOLOGICAL CARTEL THAT
PUNISHES THE DEFECTOR.
RIGHT NOW IT’S ELON MUSK AND
THAT’S WHAT WE’RE SEEING ON
DISPLAY.
>> Bill: HE FIRED A BUNCH OF
THESE OFF YESTERDAY.
APPLE THAT’S THREATENED TO
WITHHOLD TWITTER FROM ITS APP
STORE BUT WON’T TELL US WHY.
IF THAT’S TRUE, THAT’S A BIG
DEAL.
>> THAT’S A VERY BIG DEAL THAT GOES BACK TO THE ANTITRUST CASES
GOES BACK TO THE ANTITRUST CASES
IN THE 1990s OF MICROSOFT TYING
UP BROWSERS.
APPLE AND GOOGLE PLAY STORES.
A MONOPOLY ON IDEAS.
I THINK IT GOES MORE DEEPLY TO
OUR CULTURE.
WHAT ARE OUR COMMITMENTS TO THE
FREE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS?
WHAT ARE OUR CULTURAL
COMMITMENTS TO FREE SPEECH AND
OPEN DEBATE?
THAT’S WHAT’S AT STAKE HERE.
THE THREAT TO FREE SPEECH TODAY
PLAYS OUT NOT JUST THROUGH THE
GOVERNMENT.
THAT’S HALF THE PROBLEM.
BUT THROUGH THE HYBRID OF
GOVERNMENTAL POWER AND CORPORATE
POWER ESPECIALLY
ANTI-COMPETITIVE CORPORATE POWER
TO SUPPRESS FREE SPEECH AND OPEN
DEBATE IN THE COUNTRY.
THAT’S THE ESSENCE OF OUR
NATIONAL SOUL AND WHAT’S AT
STAKE IN THIS DEBATE.
>> Bill: IF YOU FOLLOW YOUR
TWITTER FEED AND SEE WHAT MUSK
IS DOING SINCE HE BOUGHT THE
COMPANY IS A STUNNING THING TO
SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE WANT TO SEE
HIM FAIL.
IT WAS NOT LIKE THAT BEFORE ON
THIS PLATFORM.
"WASHINGTON POST" TAKES AN
ENTIRELY DIFFERENT ANGLE.
MUSK IS HARMING FREE EXPRESSION
ON TWITTER AND NOT PROTECTING
IT.
THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN FREE
EXPRESSION.
MR. MUSK HAS BROUGHT CHAOS.
DO YOU SEE IT AS CHAOS THUS FAR?
>> I WOULDN’T CHARACTERIZE IT AS
CAR CHAOS.
A LOT OF HIS COMMENTARY ISN’T
CONSISTENT WITH SOME OF THE
THINGS HE SAID.
HE DOESN’T WANT TO SEE EITHER
THE FAR RIGHT OR FAR LEFT.
HE WANTS TO SERVE THE 80% OF
AMERICANS IN THE MIDDLE.
I PERSONALLY THINK THAT NOBODY
SHOULD BE MAKING CENTRAL
DETERMINATIONS OF TRUTH, CENTRAL
DETERMINATIONS OF WHAT
VIEWPOINTS DO AND DON’T GET
EXPRESSED.
I DON’T THINK POLITICAL
DISCRIMINATION SHOULD HAVE A
PLACE ON TWITTER AT ALL.
VIEWPOINT BASE DISCRIMINATION OF
ANY KIND.
GIVE THE POWER BACK TO THE USER.
ELON MUSK IS DRIVING THE BALL
FORWARD AND ENCOURAGE HIM TO
STAY TRUE TO THE TRUE NORTH STAR
AS OPERATING IT AS A FREE SPEECH
PLATFORM INSTEAD OF MODERATE
PRINCIPLES.
>> Bill: HE SAID HE WOULD
RELEASE THE ALGORITHM.
HE HASN’T DONE THAT YET.
THE TWITTER FILES ON FREE SPEECH
SUPPRESSION SOON TO BE PUBLISHED
ON TWITTER ITSELF.
THE PUBLIC DESERVES TO KNOW WHAT
REALLY HAPPENED.
THAT WOULD BE THE STORY OF THE
DAY IF IT HAPPENS.
>> AT THE END OF THE DAY GIVE
THE PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY HOW
THESE DECISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
I PERSONALLY THINK THAT’S WHAT
THE MEDIA IS MOST FRIGHTENED OF
IS EXPOSING THE WAY WHICH
GOVERNMENT, CLASSICAL AND SOCIAL
MEDIA CONSPIRED.
THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS TO
SUPPRESS INFORMATION.
I WOULD SAY LET’S DISINFECT THAT
WITH SUNLIGHT AND IT WILL BE A
GOOD THING FOR AMERICAN
DEMOCRACY.
>> Bill: HE SAID FREE SPEECH IS
NOT JUST THE SPEECH YOU LIKE
ALSO SPEECH FROM PEOPLE YOU
DON’T LIKE PERHAPS.