While he pretends to embrace “freedom of speech” by promoting the inclusion of obscene books in classrooms and on library shelves, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is leading a statewide campaign to make the government’s unconstitutional involvement in the Censorship-Industrial Complex a permanent fixture of American life.
Nearly one year since Newsom signed AB 587 into law to “protect Californians from hate and disinformation spread online,” California’s attempts to legitimize its attacks on the First Amendment are in full swing.
“California will not stand by as social media is weaponized to spread hate and disinformation that threaten our communities and foundational values as a country,” Newsom said in a September 2022 statement.
