Politics

LinkedIn censors GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy for commenting on Biden’s China ties

No Comments6 Mins Read

GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is spreading his anti-revival message everywhere, including on social media. Inevitably, big tech censorship would make an appearance, but who would have thought it would come from the LinkedIn job search site?

The millennial candidate was restricted for more than a week for expressing factual opinions about China and climate change. No one told Vivek that LinkedIn is only a place for HR minions to speak out on “work-life balance,” “leading from behind,” and “inclusive hiring practices.”

Thankfully Vivek’s account is back and active – but it wasn’t until the contestant blasted screenshots of what was deemed ‘hateful’ that the social networking site brought him back to life . So, let’s take a look at what LinkedIn thought was so terrible it needed immediate censorship.

Open to censorship

Vivek Ramaswamy’s LinkedIn account was censorship for more than a week for what the tech giant called “misinformation” and “hate speech.”

The three lines the company took issue with were:

  • “The CCP plays the Biden administration like a Chinese mandolin.”
  • “If climate religion was really about climate change, then they would be worried about, for example, the transfer of oil production from the United States to places like Russia and China.”
  • “The climate agenda is a lie: fossil fuels are a requirement for human prosperity.”

Oh my God, those are downright violent claims! I think the first one is epic; not enough people use the Chinese mandolin in everyday insults against political opponents.

Mr. Ramaswamy received a notice from LinkedIn informing him:

“Your account has been restricted for repeatedly sharing content that contains misleading or inaccurate information.”

RELATED: GOP Candidate Wants to Raise Voting Age to 25 — and It’s a Great Idea

Vivek asked what was misleading in his statements, to which he received the following:

“We do not tolerate misinformation, hate speech, violence or any form of abuse on our platform. We understand that this may not be the answer you wanted, but we strive to enforce our fair and consistent policies for all our members.

Since when is it inaccurate to counter liberal rhetoric? Since when is it violent or abusive to say that we don’t agree with the left? Welcome to the early days of 1984, where LinkedIn is our Ministry of Truth.

Not a mistake

After lambasting LinkedIn for its explicit political censorship, a spokesperson for the site said:

“The account was restricted by mistake and is now backed up.”

Of course, that didn’t look like a mistake; the company took the time to sit down with Mr. Ramaswamy in its response to what justified its restriction in the first place. It seems the mistake was censoring someone with a large following on other sites.

Mr Ramaswamy explain what is this recent action from LinkedIn:

“It’s the embodiment of what’s wrong with America: an arranged marriage between big tech companies and the left who, together, accomplish what neither could alone.”

He goes on to illustrate:

“These are so-called private corporations, or publicly traded private companies, doing the government’s job through the back door – silencing speech that the government would never dare to censor.”

Come to think of it… What happened to all those former CIA and FBI agents who had cushy jobs on Twitter before Elon freed the bluebird? Maybe LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman saw their “Open to Work” banners.

RELATED: True Fascism: DHS and FBI Work Directly With Social Media Companies to Censor and Suppress News

A side hustle

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is your typical tech giant billionaire. In addition to having visited Jeffrey Epstein’s private island of debauchery, he’s a juggernaut – quite literally – in Democratic campaign giving.

Last year he make a donation more than $4 million in the 2022 Democratic midterm races. Mr. Hoffman also said a reporter recently regarding his involvement in the upcoming presidential race:

“The short answer is I will spend as much as I can and it takes and is effective in beating Trump.”

This isn’t the first time LinkedIn has censored conservative voices. For example, in 2021, LinkedIn came under congressional scrutiny for blocking journalists and researchers critical of the CCP that they had to shut down their Chinese site.

Last year, Code of Vets founder and Air Force veteran Gretchen Smith made headlines when she was censorship for expressing his views on Biden’s student debt bailout:

“I am not responsible for your student debt. I grew up in poverty in North Carolina. I ate in a garden, my name was on the Angel Tree community for Christmas, I bought clothes at garage sales and if I was lucky, on a rare occasion, Sky City. I joined the Air Force and then went to college. I made it happen.

LinkedIn called the post “hate speech.” And earlier this year, Olympian Gabby Franco was censorship because, in a photo posted, she was holding two guns, asking her followers which gun is their favorite.

RELATED: Elon Musk Declines His Seat On The Board Of Twitter, LinkedIn Censors Code Of Vets Founder – Is There Still Hope For Free Speech?

Point

Mr Ramaswamy explain to a panel of CNBC talking heads:

“Free speech is not for the speech we love. It is meant for speech that we don’t like.

We live in a sad world where people need to be reminded of this simple fact. Vivek may not be “open to work,” but he is open to racing — this free-speech absolutist is encouraged to see how far he can go.

Now is the time to support and share the sources you trust.
The Political Insider ranks #3 on Feedspot of “100 Best Political Blogs and Websites.”

Share.

Related Posts