The same Hollywood celebrities who cheered Big Tech censorship of conservatives for years are now crying foul about artificial intelligence "stealing" their precious content. Where was this righteous indignation when Silicon Valley was silencing patriots?
Several A-list celebrities backed a new campaign Thursday called "Stealing Isn't Innovation," launched by the Human Artistry Campaign to protest AI's alleged "theft" in generating output. These are the same entertainers who remained conspicuously silent—or actively celebrated—when Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube systematically purged conservative voices from their platforms.
The timing couldn't be more telling. Now that President Trump is back in office and the MAGA movement has exposed the corruption of the entertainment-industrial complex, suddenly Hollywood discovers concern about technological overreach. But let's be clear: this isn't about protecting artists—it's about protecting profits.
Where Were They During the Censorship Wars?
For years, conservative creators, journalists, and everyday Americans faced algorithmic suppression, shadow banning, and outright deplatforming. Did these celebrities launch campaigns then? Did they worry about the "theft" of conservative voices and livelihoods? Of course not.
The Human Artistry Campaign claims America's creative community "creates jobs, economic growth, and exports." That's rich coming from an industry that actively worked to silence half the country and pushed woke propaganda that tanked box office numbers nationwide.
"Rather than respect the contributions of human creativity, AI companies are essentially strip-mining decades of artistic work without permission or compensation," the campaign argues.
This sounds exactly like what Big Tech did to conservative content creators—except Hollywood cheered that censorship on.
The Real Issue: Control and Cash
This campaign isn't about protecting human creativity—it's about maintaining Hollywood's stranglehold on American culture. The same industry that lectures us about climate change while flying private jets now wants to control AI development to preserve their cultural monopoly.
Patriots should see this for what it is: another attempt by coastal elites to rig the system in their favor while ordinary Americans bear the consequences. Will these same celebrities fight for the free speech rights they helped destroy? Don't hold your breath.