How Trump is criminalizing criticism

Описание: Imran Ahmed, founder and CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, has spent years investigating how hate and disinformation spread across social media and AI platforms. That work has put him directly in the crosshairs of Elon Musk — and now the Trump administration. Ahmed is one of five European researchers and regulators the White House is attempting to bar from the U.S. and accusing of so-called “foreign censorship.”

A British national living in the United States, Ahmed has sued to block his removal and says the case is about far more than his own future. In this interview, Ahmed explains why he believes the administration is retaliating on behalf of Big Tech, what his research has revealed about platform failures, and what’s at stake for free speech, immigration rights, and government power. Kara and Imran also unpack why so many tech CEOs are fighting transparency — and why accountability for social media and AI companies has become such a consequential battle.

00:00 Introduction
1:20 Imran Ahmed on why Trump wants to deport him
09:15 Censorship vs combatting disinformation
16:31 Ahmed's years-long battle with Elon Musk Why Elon Musk sued Imran Ahmed's organization
22:27 Grok's meltdown over user-generated sexual images
31:39 Disinformation after ICE killed Renee Good
35:06 Who decides what contested speech is OK?
44:09 Section 230 and what the future of tech regulation looks like
49:40 What's next for Imran's case

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