Mayor Bill Deblasia On The Jersey City Shooting

okay on this Jersey City follow up before we turn over so as I turn to a commission I'll say I think the bigger effort has to be made first to convince the social media companies to deepen their responsibility to stop all forms of hate speech they are unregulated utilities they must be regulated and this is a growing conversation we're having in our nation they can't keep claiming to be innocent to be neutral they're not they're making a huge amount of money and they're making money off of hate speech let's be real blunt about this this is we're going to confront the dangers we face we're going to get to a new level of bluntness because I wish people had been blunt in 1933 and 1938 and 1939 and millions of people might still be alive if that hadn't happened so if people actually had stood up and told the truth so and by the way starting with the United States government so let's just just so anyone misunderstands my meaning our own government failed to acknowledge the truth so right now today those social media companies are profiting in ways we can't even imagine in part because they have become very convenient platforms for hatred time for them to own up to it step up and the hate you would never see mainstream media outlets present here today would never give a platform to that kind of hate speech I can agree or disagree with any particular outlet or journalist at any given moment but I would say everyone is united by that reality they would not give a platform to that kind of hate speech so the fact is it's time for the social media companies to do something and it's time for the government to step in and create regulation and we all have to demand that and call it out for what it is in the mean time yes there are some things law enforcement can do and then there are other things that are harder because of the legitimate liberties we enjoy in this country you want today this is a this is a rabbit hole of a fascinating conversation and and you know we put our hand up to uphold the Constitution of the state of New York and and the US Constitution and I understand what comes with that as does Rodney Tommy Martine all members of the NYPD and we defend that every day we go out there and we allow people to voice their concerns and protests and I truly believe that's what makes this city this country a great place and we balance and have those discussions with many particularly on social media and others they're held to different standards I think they have a responsibility quite frankly though and I think leadership is about making tough unpopular decisions I think it's wrong morally on many levels well you can go on to the internet it may be protected speech but that doesn't make it right and find out how to put bomb-making just instructions how about bunch of woman walking down the street let's make a game of it these are things that we've seen on the streets in New York City I think it's disgusting that it's available on social media you know one other just one of the point about our country has history that definition that came out of a I believe it was supporting a Supreme Court ruling decades ago we believe in freedom of speech will always defend freedom of speech but you can't cry fire in a crowded theater that famous concept well this is the equivalent if you are if you're putting bomb-making instructions online that's not protected speech anymore in today's day and age from my point of view and that's something we need to act on please it's to follow up on that I mean you talk about regulation but it's tricky obviously because it's perfecting you know this the First Amendment and freedom of speech so it's what kind of regulation should there be how do you draw the line what would you specifically I think look two points one I think these companies need to self-regulate social media companies need to self-regulate and I do think that is starting to happen by the way their employees are too