Why Censorship Backfires Every Time | Dave Boze & Donald Kimball

Washington Policy On The Go is WPC's bi-weekly (weekly during the legislative session) virtual lunchtime event series featuring center directors and guests to inform you on the latest in Washington State policy research and analysis. In this video, we'll hear from Communications Director Dave Boze and Communications Manager Donald Kimball discussing free speech, data privacy laws, and the intersection of both.

00:00 - Introduction
00:31 - Linking free speech and data privacy
00:54 - Reaction to Charlie Kirk’s killing & online responses
02:13 - Polls on political violence
03:11 - Campus incidents & enforcement double standards
05:41 - Pam Bondi remark; “misinformation” & censorship risks
10:20 - Responsibility in rhetoric
12:09 - WA hate-speech hotline pilot & cultural risks
13:38 - WPC Report Card; where WA is falling behind
17:59 - Radical transparency
19:49 - Data privacy unintended consequences
22:07 - Case study: women-only app verification breach
24:05 - UK age-verification; VPN debate & circumvention
26:36 - WA kids’ online-safety bill fix
27:42 - Limits of “pass a law” thinking
31:15 - Stakes of data exposure

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