California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom says that her sons like to follow sports figures on YouTube, but that leads them into darker areas of social media, where they're met with "alt-right, extreme, Jordan Peterson-type" content that teaches them hate, racism, and misogyny. She thinks tech leaders need to be accountable … after all, they're making all of this money and leaving our world in a very dangerous place.
Who's going to hold them accountable? Is her partner going to take us back to President Joe Biden's meddling with social media companies? He might not have much luck this time, seeing how Elon Musk owns X.
How much Jordan Peterson do you think Siebel Newsom has actually listened to?
Newsom's wife and First Partner wants to hold tech leaders accountable for her children seeing "alt right, extreme, Jordan Peterson type" content that teaches them hate, racism, and misogyny. pic.twitter.com/ovv0hvUfSa
— MAZE (@mazemoore) April 1, 2026
If she thinks Jordan Peterson is alt-right or extreme, she's very stupid. I would wager she's never watched more than two minutes of video of him, or read anything he's written.
— Patricia Gleason (@patagleason) April 1, 2026
what kind of ‘accountability’ does the First Partner have in mind I wonder
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) April 1, 2026
So, when President Newsom and the First Partner issue Executive Orders that @X and @rumblevideo be shut down due to ‘spreading hate’, how many District Court judges will allow challenges to it?
— Texas Boomer (@TheTexasBoomer) April 1, 2026
Half of progressivism in 2026 is a flailing battle against imaginary enemies
— Honus 💾 (@HonusWenger) April 1, 2026
@JenSiebelNewsom is going to end Gavin’s presidential ambitions before they even begin. She’s a deranged lunatic.
— Taro Tsujimoto (@LegendofTaro183) April 1, 2026
I would love to know exactly what Jordan Peterson content she is talking about.
— Jeff Rogers (@6thFairway) April 1, 2026
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I thought Gav said that his son’s favorite podcaster was Charlie Kirk? Getting some mixed messages from the Newsoms.
— Be Still My Soul (@bestillmysoul83) April 1, 2026
Jordan Peterson preaches such radical right wing views of marriage, family, religion, personal accountability and doing good in your community; ideas which have no place in California.
— SWAT (@SWATZ911) April 1, 2026
Jordan Peterson is extreme? You gotta be kidding me.
— Nathaniel Rochester's Ghost (@RochesterGhost) April 1, 2026
He teaches accountability, self-discipline and ethics all those things the left abandoned.
— E. W. Baker (@GoCubsBears) April 1, 2026
She'd be lucky if her sons followed Peterson — they'd likely grow into real men with real values.
Beware of ambiguous statements like "held accountable." Just how does she think social media companies should be held accountable for making "extreme" alt-right content available to the public?
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