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> The defacto public town square doesn't believe in free speech! Twitter is not “the defacto (sic) town square”. The claim that it is is most typically deploye
by DoneWithAllThat 5y ago
> The defacto public town square doesn't believe in free speech!
Twitter is not “the defacto (sic) town square”. The claim that it is is most typically deployed as an argument that it should be regulated. The rest of this comment continues apace. These are standard talking points in the (right wing) drumbeat to try and curtail free speech by regulating Twitter (and other social media companies).
- tekknik 5y agoSomehow you got it twisted that the right is the one controlling or attempting to control free speech. Clearly you’ve not been on HN long as it was nearly exactly on party lines, with the left wanting to stifle the speech of some, and the right wanting it completely open.
- stale2002 5y agoWell hey, in this case it seems that Elon musk has purchased 9% of Twitter and is likely going to use that influence to make Twitter's moderation promote open discourse more. I hope you don't complain about this ever in the future and just accept that Elon is allowed to pressure Twitter to change it's moderation policy to support the principles of open discourse more.
- HereIGoAgain 5y agoMan, you should see how the same type of people are reacting on twitter right now and around the net.. The cries of "private exception" have suddenly become "NO NOT THAT WAY!" overnight. lol
- CryptoPunk 5y ago>>These are standard talking points in the (right wing) drumbeat to try and curtail free speech by regulating Twitter (and other social media companies). Government mandating tech companies to censor information is supported by a far higher percentage of Democrat voters: https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/10/18/glenn_greenwald_the_mountain_of_data_showing_how_authoritarian_democrats_have_become.html https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/10/18/glenn_gre...