Digital Social Hour - The Dark Truth About Social Media Censorship in 2024 | Myron Gaines Part 2 DSH #1025

Episode Date: December 28, 2024

Uncover the shocking reality of social media censorship in 2024 and its impact on free speech across all political spectrums. This eye-opening discussion explores how content creators face unprecedented challenges in expressing their views, regardless of their political stance. From independent media acquisitions to platform restrictions, we dive into the complex landscape of digital censorship and its implications for content creators and audiences alike. Get an insider's perspective on how censorship affects different communities and why maintaining objectivity in today's digital landscape is more crucial than ever. We explore the delicate balance between platform policies, personal expression, and the future of online discourse. Plus, hear firsthand accounts of how content creators navigate these challenging waters while staying true to their message. Whether you're a content creator, social media enthusiast, or simply concerned about the future of free speech online, this video provides valuable insights into the current state of social media censorship and what it means for digital freedom in 2024. #news #donaldtrump #currentaffairs #timpool #bigtechregulation CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 02:25 - Tim Pool Acquired by Daily Wire 05:32 - Objectivity in Media 08:26 - Objectivity in Media Discussion 10:56 - Nick Fuentes Assassination Attempt 15:24 - Jamil's and Kareem's Involvement 18:05 - Talking to the Tate's Post-Trial 19:30 - The Raid Explained 20:00 - The Ordeal of the Raid 21:40 - No Due Process Issues 22:40 - Final Thoughts on the Situation APPLY TO BE ON THE PODCAST: https://www.digitalsocialhour.com/application BUSINESS INQUIRIES/SPONSORS: [e-mail] GUEST: Myron Gaines https://www.instagram.com/myrongainesx https://www.instagram.com/notfreshandfit/ LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-social-hour/id1676846015 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Jn7LXarRlI8Hc0GtTn759 Sean Kelly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmikekelly/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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And I think that's what made them lose a lot of credibility. Because we already get sensitive enough, bro. Like you're going to censor one of your own? All right, Myron, part two. A lot's happened in the past week since I've had you on. Yeah, actually a lot has actually. Holy crap. There's always shit going on with me. Yeah, you're always eating some beef. The newest one is with Druski I've seen.

Yeah, that fat bastard. So what happened there is he was seeing this girl Ruby Rose for a minute and I would always cook her on X like, hey, you're a whore, you're selling your butthole for $2.99, etc. And she actually sent me like a threat saying, hey, if you don't want some physical implications on you, she can't speak English probably because she's a retard. But basically, she made a threat. And, you know, I made jokes on it and shit like, bro, this bitch is a dumb whore or whatever. And I think that probably like built up over time and he got pissed. And, you know, he did his little skit.

And he was talking about like hair enhancement and stuff like that, which, you know he did his little skit and he was talking about like hair enhancement stuff like that which you know i've been super transparent about my hair transplant like it's my real hair i never do any like spray or anything weird like that like i might dye it every now and then but that's my hair um but yeah it was a funny skit uh you know it was a funny skit but he put like the whole thing what i think he was trying to do because he put the fresh rip branding on there what i think he was trying to do is like make fun of the people that watch the show which you know still i gotta you know make my jokes back. Which I roasted him because the whole Ruby Rose thing people found out later that like

he basically paid her to like be his like girlfriend. Wow. Bro imagine paying a bunch of money to fake date a thot. And then the funny part is to make this all hilarious the captions his video when he made fun of us is, Money can't make you un-lame. Bro, you literally used money to get a whore. So who's the real lame? Is that why Ruby threatened you a few weeks ago? Is it because of this? I think because I was making fun of her for being a 304 and then Druski finally like said something about me which I didn't think he was gonna because this was months ago when they were dating, dude, like, like I never, and I've never really said anything about him. Like I called him a simp,

like once or twice, cause he was posting like videos kissing. I was like, dude, what are you doing? Like, why are you with this fucking girl? She's a slut. Yeah. She's like been fucked by rappers and shit like, and she's black. So she probably has HIV. Tim cast, uh, Tim cast getting acquired by daily wire. Was that shocking to you? I'm not going to say all I did know, because I was on Tim Kass right before that happened. But what I will say is I liked him a lot.

Good guy. He has a great project up there and still don't know where the fuck it's at. Every time I show up there, I'm like, where the hell are we? The boonies. If anyone's done Tim Kass before, you guys know what I'm talking about. It's out there in the middle of nowhere. I kid you not. The first time I went like two or three years ago, we got out, right? And it was late at night because it was like the winter time. And it was cold. We got out. It's the fucking sticks. It's me and Fresh. You know Fresh is black as hell. So we get out. I can't see him. And I'm thinking, bro, dudes in white hoods are going to come out andinnapolis. Like, this is a rap. This is a trick. We're cooked. But, you know, we ended up going in there. This one, they had the old spot. But, no, man. I like him. He has a great thing there. The staff is great.

I can't really say anything bad. But I do think that I wish he stayed independent. Same. But, you know, I get it. Like, probably business stuff in the back end that we're not privy to. Sometimes the money's too good. I just wish, cause you see, you saw what happened to Candice there. You saw what happened to Brett now. Yep. So why would you choose this time to go in?

It's a bad time to go. That's what I'm saying. It's an absolute bad time to go. You know, what they did with Candice was fucked, right? Me and her share a lot of the same views when it comes to that certain topic and that certain state in the middle east, that's about the size of New Jersey. So, you know, I think that that's absolutely crazy because we already get. And here's the thing, the reason why I was so bad is because we already get

censored to a ridiculous degree on the right, whether you're damn near center even, right? I would consider Tim Fairley center. They censor him, right? They censor people on the right. Traditional conservatives, they center people. Maybe that would be considered far right, like myself or a Nick or whatever it may be, NJF. And we already get censored enough by the left. It's terrible when we censor ourselves, right?

And for us to censor ourselves over a foreign nation makes it even worse. And I think that's what made them lose a lot of credibility. Because we already get censored enough, bro. Like you're going to censor one of your own, especially someone like Candice, who has a great platform, huge size. She's someone that's able to speak about a lot of uncomfortable things. Let's be honest, she's a black woman, which allows her to dabble on topics that other people would never fucking touch. Bet MGM, authorized gaming partner of the NBA, has your back all season long. From tip-off to the final buzzer, you're always taken care of with the sportsbook Born in Vegas.

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Exactly. Where she covers, you know, a lot of the stuff about George Floyd that people don't want to talk about, which I've also said myself, but let's just be honest here, we live in America where everyone is very race sensitive, et cetera. There are certain people that just can't go into certain places and there's certain people that can go into those places and bring awareness to it. Me and Candace are one of those people. I'm very critical of the black community.

I think systemic racism is a scam. I think police brutality really isn't a thing like that. I think black people need to focus more on having fathers in a fucking home and not killing each other with switches in major cities versus complaining and blaming everything on white supremacy. Like they always do. Right. These FBAs, foundationally black Americans, uh, you know, always fucking the, we should call them the fucking always do, right? These FBAs, foundationally black Americans, you know, always fucking,

we should call them the fucking beggars, right? Fucking beggars association, always asking for reparations and shit. I find it incredible that you feel as though you deserve money for slave work that you never did to be paid by people that never enslaved you. It's fucking ludicrous. But this is the left.

This is what they do. Right? So, but a lot of people can't comment on that without being called a racist or some other bullshit. So, you know, if I got to come in and call out this bullshit, I'd do it. Right? I'm very fair when it comes to stuff. I've been critical of Islam, even though I'm a Muslim. I've been critical of all types of shit. White people, black people, Indians, everybody. How do you stay so objective at your level? Cause I feel like a lot of people get a following and then they get compromised. Right? Good point.

That's a really good point. I would say for me, it really comes down to having a spine, man. Like, you know, know number one if money rules you you're fucked because if you only care about making money and like being as profitable as possible you don't do this shit. You're gonna lose money. So you start talking about certain topics. So no one can ever call me a grifter. I've lost millions of dollars for being critical of certain things. But yeah the biggest thing I would say is you got to have a spine and the money can't control

you. If the money controls you then then they're going to control what you say. Absolutely. That's the biggest thing. So for me, you know, and what I've noticed also is that like, even if you have unlikable takes, if you are balanced in your viewpoint and you're consistent, people respect that. That's the other thing too. So like, for example, right, I will say something like, if you're gonna come to the United States, you need to assimilate, right? A lot of Muslims get mad at me because they'll say, well, does that mean that freedom of speech, you can insult the Prophet? Well, technically, yes. Though I don't like it when people insult the Prophet, and I think it's

blasphemous and fucked up, right? It's coming from someone that grew up in a Muslim household. I also understand that you're coming to the United States of America, where there's a First Amendment. So if you want to come here, you need to assimilate. You know, you can't fucking attack people for talking about the Prophet here, because you're talking to people that might not necessarily be Muslim. Now, that said, when people get angry at me for saying this, I say, well, I don't go to Saudi

Arabia and say, I want all the women to show their hair, drive cars. Well, they drive now, unfortunately, but you know, and be westernized and, you know, have all this shit. Like I go there, I respect their culture. I do, I assimilate to their culture. Right. Right. Same thing when I go to the UAE.

So if you're going to come to America and you want to be here, you need to assimilate to this culture where freedom of speech is a protected right and that includes insulting the Prophet. Though it's deplorable and I don't like it, we must stand for it. People say all the time, one big thing right now right that I'm getting criticized for, people say, oh Myron, you sit for white supremacists, right? Let me address this. I'm aware that people that are white can't say certain things. They can't make certain comments, especially when it comes to race and black people, because of the sensitivities of slavery, racism, Jim Crow, et cetera, civil rights movement, all that.

So what that's allowed essentially is for minorities to have a louder voice in the arena, in the arena of politics, culture, et cetera, without any real pushback for fear of being called a racist. I've noticed this discrepancy where whites can't necessarily defend themselves or say what they got to say. So I say a lot of the shit that they think or wish they could say, right? Because I can call out the bullshit. If a black person can run around and say, black power, and we need to keep the business black and we need to support

black families and you need to go marry a black woman, I think a white person should be able to say, hey, let's keep the race white. You should be able to marry a white woman, white power. I think it has to go both ways because if it doesn't go both ways, that's completely antithetical to what Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, they all fought for was what? Racial equality. So what we've done now is we've moved so goddamn far left where the people who were once the oppressors allegedly, oppressors are now being oppressed to be honest with you. I generally believe the white male in the United States is by far the most marginalized group of people in America.

Because you can practice racism on them, you can call them all types of things, nobody's supposed to turn another cheek. We can go ahead and practice job business practices where we don't hire them because of affirmative action. So we've kind of like flipped it now. So I've noticed this and I've been consistent saying this is a problem. And they're not able to speak to the same level of freedom on certain social or racial problems. So my thing is like, again, if you want equality, it's got to go all the way between both sides. So it's not necessarily that I'm still in line with white supremacists.

No, I'm aligned with freedom of speech. And I see that there's a disparity between the groups of people and I call it out. Absolutely. So I think that they should have the freedom of speech. So people unintelligently don't understand and say stupid shit like you said for white supremacists. No, I'm a free speech absolutist. And I've noticed a discrepancy and a disparity between a white man's ability to speak freely and a black man's ability to speak freely. That's the difference. That's what the low IQ people don't understand. Yeah, that makes sense. We gotta talk about the Fuente stuff. Let's do it. That is crazy. I spoke with him. He's doing well.

Doxing and swatting. That's where I draw the line. You know, dude, I'm not going to say everything that we had. I told him. But one of the things I told him, I was like, bro, was like bro please come to Florida you get the fuck out of Illinois and Illinois is a blue state not as gun-friendly as Florida right or red states it's absolutely fucking ridiculous so sorry when I saw that video right the thing that pissed me off the most and I talked about this on my stream yesterday I saw that video, right, the thing that pissed me off the most, and I talked about this on my stream yesterday, the thing that bothered me the absolute most, the media tried to say, oh, far right commentator or white supremacist or white say, Oh, Nick Ford says racist. He worked with Kanye West to become the president of the United States. He campaigned for yay 2024.

What the fuck are you talking about? He's a racist. Yeah. Like, what are you talking about? Like, you know what I mean? He's friends with me. He's friends with Sniko, a Filipino Haitian. He's friends with me, a Sudanese guy, black and Arab.

Like, what are you talking about? People say this show, I'm just like, you're, you're fucking low IQ. So, um, so yeah. So when they say that, and they say that to dehumanize him. Oh, yeah. Why are you supremacist? Whatever. And then they have the nerve to say, oh, he alleges that this person was there to assassinate him. Yes, he was.

The killer came from two and a half hours south in Illinois traveled to his home Wow had the address because it had been doxxed on Twitter prior because he made for the timeline for those that are unaware after on election night Nick made this tweet your body our choice forever yes goes viral literally all the fucking bimbos are complaining and crying all over the place on the fucking internet right making stitches to it. All the shit. Instantly viral. 100 million views on X. Everyone on fucking TikTok going crazy.

They doxxed his dress. This purple hair chick doxxed his dress. Had 16 million views on it. Wow. And then that doesn't include all the people that made that threats like, Oh yeah, we're, we're going to kill this guy. All this shit. Wild stuff. They're showing pictures of his house, all this. He hired security. Someone, the first day he had security, 20 people showed up to his house. Damn. This dumb, fat, feminist chick, right, with purple hair shows up with a

camera like this to go. Allegedly, he maces and kicks her down the stairs. Rightfully so. Bitch showed up at his house. What the fuck? After multiple people were there. He gets arrested for it. Right? Now new information came out. I was on a Twitter space with him. Yesterday. He got a call at one o'clock in the morning. Cops call him. Hey, have you went through your mail? No. Why? It's kind of weird to call me at one o'clock in the morning about my mail. Yeah, don't go through your mail? No. Why? It's kind of weird to call me at one o'clock in the morning about my mail. Yeah. Don't, don't go through your mail. Um, we have some information that a bomb might be in your mail.

Whoa. Another agency contacted us about a bomb might be in your mail. And bro, they fucking brought a bomb squad and they went through his mail. Holy crap. Like, and no one knew about this. So this also went down. So they docked his address. This crazy woman shows up to his

house. He kicks her off the stoop or whatever. She calls the cops. He gets, he has to, he has to get arrested for that. Gets a battery charge, right, for defending himself. And then this fucking guy shows up with a crossbow and a gun to his front door and he says, yo Nick, he had his address from the woman that doxxed him that had the 60 million views that I told you about. Yeah. Right? So for them to sit there and say it's anything less than an assassination attempt is bad journalism, it's disrespectful, it's rude, it's dehumanizing, and quite frankly, this is why no one respects the mainstream media anymore. Fuck them. Right? And it was all the fucking news organizations were basically sitting there trying to dehumanize the situation and minimize it.

Oh, yeah, it was an assassination attempt. Nick proclaims assassination attempt. He went to his fucking front door. He tried to enter the front door, the side door, the back door. He was trying to get in for about 10 to 15 minutes. He had a gun, a crossbow. And he even said, because he has, Nick has this all on camera. He goes, yo Nick, how clear does it need to be? Crazy. If this was another political commentator, everyone would be saying this He goes, yo, Nick, how clear does it need to be? Crazy. If this was another political commentator, everyone would be saying this was an assassination attempt

and everyone would be feeling terrible for them. 100%. But because it's Nick and he's so demonized, they're trying to kind of de-escalate the situation, not make it as big of a deal. That's not true. Have you ever been doxxed or swatted yourself? A million times.

Oh, really? I've been doxxed a million times. The good thing for me is I'm in Miami. So like, you know, obviously security, all that other shit. But he has like a regular house. Yeah. So, but yeah dude, I've been doxxed. I get death threats every day.

Damn. Yeah. A lot of the time because of my comments on black people. Holy crap. Because I've been like super critical of, you know, black people. And I made black jokes too. I make black jokes, but I'm also critical of like certain cultural things. I made a joke one time, we don't dabble in the dark, you know, we don't, I'm not a Knight Rider, I'm not Charlie Hasselhoff or some shit like that. And you got a death threat for that?

Oh yeah dude. Bro, the black community is by far the most sensitive. Wow, why do you think that is? No mothers, sorry, no fathers. So they can't control their emotions, they get angry. Anytime I get threats of violence, it's always from blacks. Every time. Wow. Yeah dude, every time. And I make fun of everybody. I make fun of Indians, blacks, whites. It's by far every time I get violent threats, it's from the fucking blacks. That's so crazy.

The Jamals and the Kareems. Where do you rank black women in terms of attractiveness? All the way at the bottom. Very bottom. Multitude of reasons. Now, are all black girls ugly? Of course not. There's some hot ones, but it's a minority. And, you know, let's be honest here.

The average black woman is 187 pounds. Loud, obnoxious, rude, fake hair. You know, yeah, they did like they've done like studies on like a customer service, right? Yeah. And black women ranked the lowest for getting a customer service representative that's black. And then also waiting on a table of black women. So servers say they hate serving black women the most. And then people that call customer service say they hate dealing with black women the most.

So I was like, what the fuck is going on here, man? You know, and then on top of that, another thing that I'm very critical that they hate me for is black women don't have a general respect for masculinity because a lot of them grow up in fatherless households and not only do they grow up in fatherless households, they grow up being told, oh, your daddy ain't shit, your niggas ain't shit, then you listen to the music, niggas ain't shit, whatever. And it's just like continuous, perpetuous and very pernicious cycle of just constantly shitting on men. So by the time she comes to you, she doesn't really have an appreciation

and respect for masculinity and most importantly, your authority. So she doesn't feel as though she needs to submit to you and follow you. So these are just some of the issues that play the black community. Again, I want to be clear about this. Is this all black women? No. But we can't sit here and lie and say that it's not something that permeates throughout the culture and isn't endorsed, supported, and most importantly encouraged. Absolutely. Have you talked to the Tates since they beat the case? Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I spoke with Andrew a couple days ago. You know, I just told him, I was like, bro, I love you, man.

We're here. We were here with you from day one. Congratulations. Like, I was so fucking happy for him. Because, see, the thing is, I fucking know these guys. I was at their house. They opened their home to me for a month. Right? It's one thing when you know someone online. It's one thing house. They opened their home to me for a month, right? It's one thing when you know someone online. It's one thing even when you know someone like through someone else or even when you know them as a friend. It's another thing to like live with them. Right. So I was there for a month. I saw girls coming in and out. I saw, you know, how they treated their family, their staff, people work for them, etc. And the reason why I want to be very

clear about the whole women in and out thing is they try to say that these guys are human traffickers. Couldn't be farther from the truth. If anything, they couldn't get the bitches to leave. They wouldn't want to leave. Right? Girls crying, Justin spend more time with me. You know, giving them an attitude of she's still being nice, getting her a taxi home and shit. So, you know, obviously this is very personal because when they got arrested, so I was there in October. I was there like the whole month of October. Like I was gonna be there for like just a couple of days. I ended up staying for like a damn near a month, dude. They just like let me hang out.

It was me and Fresh. It was awesome. Justin Waller was there. We just hung out, worked out, fucking, smoked cigars, talked shit, right? Just hanging out with the bros. He gets arrested in December, two months later, right? So hang out with him all month, leave leaving like November, get back to Miami, filming his shit.

Next thing I know, I see this getting arrested for human trafficking. Now, mind you, I was there, uh, I had been talking with them and they had their house raided in April of that year. So April, they get raided right off this, these two dumb bitches that were lying, the famous consulate story. And then I was there in October. We made jokes about it, like, yeah, the whole October thing. The case wasn't going to go anywhere. Even the prosecutor at the time was like, this is a weak case. So long story short, it's been a fucking crazy ordeal, man. Three years.

Dude, three years, you know, talking with his friends, you know, when they were in jail, that was the worst. Yeah. Because there was so much info coming out that, oh, these guys are human traffickers, whatever, and they couldn't defend themselves. So what I did was I made it a personal mission. I'll talk with his publicist, I'll talk with his people. Hey, what's going on? What's the latest? And I'll go and report on it for the people, right?

Give them updates of what's going on. Because there was so much for every like support, personnel supporting Tate, there were like 10 people trying to drag them down, dude. You were one of the few that supported him the whole way through. Yeah, yeah, dude. My thing is if I look at you as a friend, it's unwavering.

Like once you're my friend, that's it, I'm with you, right? Whether it's Nick Francis, Andrew Tate, Tommy Sotomayor, anybody that's like controversial that people will try to shun. Like it's like I stand by you. I'm not gonna fucking, just because you might not be as big or you get canceled or some shit like fuck that. You even defended Destiny when he was getting canceled. Yes, like so, so me and Destiny disagree on almost everything. But Destiny's always treated me well. He's always been really respectful. He's always been really nice.

Every time he's come by my studio has been fucking great to me and my people. So I will not bash him. I will not throw him under the bus when that whole bullshit happened with Melina. Everyone like, dude, talk about his divorce. See, you called it, you were right. Yeah, but that doesn't matter because I like the guy and I'm not going to fucking drag him while he's down. I'm not going to do it.

So even if I disagree with someone and we have a business relationship, we're not like amazing friends or anything like that, we just have a business relationship, but I respect the man, he respects me and I'm not going to bash him. Like I'm just not going to do it. And especially when it's like convenient to do so and everyone around me does it, I'm just not going to do it. So yeah, and I get dragged for that all the time. Oh, Justin, he's gay. He's a cuck. Yeah, he's a cuck. You should make fun of him. I'm like, no, bro, like we're here to debate ideas. If I just sit here and say he's gay, well, that I can see my argument. That's like an ad hominem. Let's go ahead and debate on the real topics. And I've had a great discussion with Destiny.

He keeps me sharp. He's a smart guy. As much as people dislike him. So, so yeah. But yeah, the whole take thing, man. Super happy he's out. Or that this thing is basically what for those that are unaware of the Romanian law. There's no real process guys it's no probable cause none of this shit they arrest you they make the case while you're in jail yeah it's not like here absolutely so when they're happening was he got arrested they built the case up and the prosecutors couldn't actually get it to a point where it's worth the trial yeah so and then they have a second criminal case against him this first criminal case is basically crumbling so the second one I think is

gonna crumble next then after this he's got to face the bullshit going on in the UK But for those that are unaware they tried to pin him on these charts in the UK for years for over a decade So I don't think it's gonna stand. I think it's bullshit. The UK just has an agenda against him Yeah, so but you guys know, you know, obviously I'm always with the taste those are the homies. I love Tristan I love Andrew. I love Luke. I love all the guys at the house. Even the assistant that they try to say is a human traffickers. I knew her too. She's harmless. It's fucking crazy. Oh dude, I appreciate you coming back on. We'll link your stuff below. Thanks dude.

Absolutely man. It's always a good time talking with you brother.