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Shlomo Kramer Calls for Limits on the First Amendment and Government Control of Social Media

He presented the idea as an AI-era defense against misinformation.

Overview

  • In a CNBC interview, the Cato Networks CEO said it is “time to limit the First Amendment” in order to protect it.
  • He urged the government to control social platforms, stack-rank user authenticity, and curb what people can say based on that ranking.
  • Clips of the interview went viral on X as conservatives including Matt Gaetz and Mike Lee rejected the proposal.
  • Kramer argued that AI-enabled misinformation gives authoritarian states an advantage and said technology should be used to “stabilize the political system.”
  • He also promoted platform-based security models, citing firms including his own Cato Networks, and said enterprises cannot afford fragmented tools.