Think You Have Freedom of Speech? Think Again.

The recent New Year's Day interview on CNBC with Israeli cybersecurity billionaire Shlomo Kramer really got people talking, and not in a good way for many. In a discussion about AI, cyber warfare, and misinformation, he boldly suggested it's time to limit the First Amendment "to protect it" and argued that governments (implying the US) should "control all the social platforms" and even authenticate users to curb the spread of "lies" and polarization.

As an ordinary observer, it felt jarring to hear someone from Israel openly call for restricting core American freedoms on live TV. The backlash was swift, especially from free-speech advocates who saw it as tone-deaf at best, overreaching at worst. While Kramer framed it as a necessary response to AI-driven threats, it sparked real unease about who gets to decide what counts as truth online.