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Ryan Hartwig – Facebook Moderator Turned Whistleblower – Ask Dr. Drew – Episode 51

Ask Dr. Drew

Dr. Drew

Health & Fitness, News Commentary, News, Politics

4.7759 Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2021

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

For almost 2 years, Ryan Hartwig was a moderator at Cognizant, which was contracted by Facebook to review posts and take action against content that violated its policies. With millions of new posts every day, the platform has struggled to find a balance between free speech and the regulation of misinformation and violence — claiming that it moderates content with fair and reasonable rules. But after getting an insider’s view of the platform’s enforcement practices, Ryan became alarmed by what he claims is a pattern of censorship: with rules being applied inconsistently to favor one end of the political spectrum over the other, and vast powers wielded by biased moderators who control what users are allowed to say. In 2020, Ryan secretly documented his findings for a Project Veritas exposé and his book “Behind The Mask Of Facebook.” More from Ryan Hartwig: https://ryanhartwig.org  Ask Dr. Drew is produced by Kaleb Nation ( https://kalebnation.com) and Susan Pinsky (https://twitter.com/FirstLadyOfLove). SPONSORS • BLUE MICS – After more than 30 years in broadcasting, Dr. Drew’s iconic voice has reached pristine clarity through Blue Microphones. But you don’t need a fancy studio to sound great with Blue’s lineup: ranging from high-quality USB mics like the Yeti, to studio-grade XLR mics like Dr. Drew’s Blueberry. Find your best sound at https://drdrew.com/blue  • HYDRALYTE – “In my opinion, the best oral rehydration product on the market.” Dr. Drew recommends Hydralyte’s easy-to-use packets of fast-absorbing electrolytes. Learn more about Hydralyte and use DRDREW25 at checkout for a special discount at https://drdrew.com/hydralyte  • ELGATO – Every week, Dr. Drew broadcasts live shows from his home studio under soft, clean lighting from Elgato’s Key Lights. From the control room, the producers manage Dr. Drew’s streams with a Stream Deck XL, and ingest HD video with a Camlink 4K. Add a professional touch to your streams or Zoom calls with Elgato. See how Elgato’s lights transformed Dr. Drew’s set: https://drdrew.com/sponsors/elgato/  THE SHOW: For over 30 years, Dr. Drew Pinsky has taken calls from all corners of the globe, answering thousands of questions from teens and young adults. To millions, he is a beacon of truth, integrity, fairness, and common sense. Now, after decades of hosting Loveline and multiple hit TV shows – including Celebrity Rehab, Teen Mom OG, Lifechangers, and more – Dr. Drew is opening his phone lines to the world by streaming LIVE from his home studio in California. On Ask Dr. Drew, no question is too extreme or embarrassing because the Dr. has heard it all. Don’t hold in your deepest, darkest questions any longer. Ask Dr. Drew and get real answers today. This show is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All information exchanged during participation in this program, including interactions with DrDrew.com and any affiliated websites, are intended for educational and/or entertainment purposes only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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And here we are, everybody. Thank you so much for joining us. We are going to have a guest in just a moment.

0:20.3

We are also taking calls out of Clubhouse. And watching everyone on Restream, making sure we're all sort of piling in right now. My guest today is Ryan Hartwig. He was a moderator at Cognizant. And during that time, he became concerned by some of the censorship rules over at Facebook.

0:41.0

He began sort of compiling and documenting what he was seeing for Project Beritas.

0:46.6

And his new book is behind the mask of Facebook.

0:50.3

We're going to talk to Ryan right now.

0:51.9

Our laws as it pertain to substances are draconian and bizarre.

0:56.0

The psychopaths start this right.

0:57.0

He was an alcoholic because of social media and pornography, PTSD, love addiction.

1:02.0

Fentanyl and heroin.

1:03.0

Ridiculous.

1:04.0

I'm a doctor for a sate.

1:06.0

Where the hell you think I learned that?

1:08.0

I'm just saying, you go to treatment before you kill people. I am a clinician. I

1:11.9

observe things about these chemicals. Let's just deal with what's real. We used to get these calls

1:15.4

on Loveland all the time, educate adolescents, and to prevent, and to treat. Do you have trouble?

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You can't stop and you want to help stop it. I can help. I got a lot to say. I got a lot more to say.

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