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He is asking Twitter to not hand out bans based on content and/or delete content. Not that I entirely agree with him on this topic. IMHO Twitter has the right

He is asking Twitter to not hand out bans based on content and/or delete content. Not that I entirely agree with him on this topic. IMHO Twitter has the right to delete whatever they want and ban whoever they want. But he's not trying to force the change through law/government. He bought a stake and got on the board and wants to change the rules of the platform itself from there - that's a way I respect.

lovich 5y ago
Ok now I will say you are one of the people arguing out of both sides of your mouth. Elon musk is perfectly happy banning people from his platforms or businesses whenever he sees fit based on their speech. There is no reason to believe that he wants control of Twitter “to not hand out bans based on content and/or delete content” as you said, as he _already_ does that himself
- emteycz 5y ago
  AFAIK he had no such platform that could be described as "public forum" (his own words) until now
  - lovich 5y ago
    If you will refer to my previous comment, you will see that I did not say public forum. Blocking a reporter from purchasing a Tesla after a critical review is the example I've used in this thread as an example of him removing people from his platform/businesses. Twitter being a semi public forum does not add any additional twists to this that would make me believe he is going to act differently
    - emteycz 5y ago
      It's not about any twists. He himself said why it's different - he wants this particular "public forum" (as he described it) to be more as he likes it, so he bought a stake in it. I don't see why it should have any relation to his behavior in other companies. He never said he wants Tesla to be a public forum that maximizes free speech - he said that about Twitter and then put his money where his mouth is.
      - lovich 5y ago
        >He himself said why it's different That means nothing to me. He says lots of things and then does the opposite.
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lovich 5y ago

Ok now I will say you are one of the people arguing out of both sides of your mouth. Elon musk is perfectly happy banning people from his platforms or businesses whenever he sees fit based on their speech. There is no reason to believe that he wants control of Twitter “to not hand out bans based on content and/or delete content” as you said, as he _already_ does that himself

emteycz 5y ago
AFAIK he had no such platform that could be described as "public forum" (his own words) until now
- lovich 5y ago
  If you will refer to my previous comment, you will see that I did not say public forum. Blocking a reporter from purchasing a Tesla after a critical review is the example I've used in this thread as an example of him removing people from his platform/businesses. Twitter being a semi public forum does not add any additional twists to this that would make me believe he is going to act differently
  - emteycz 5y ago
    It's not about any twists. He himself said why it's different - he wants this particular "public forum" (as he described it) to be more as he likes it, so he bought a stake in it. I don't see why it should have any relation to his behavior in other companies. He never said he wants Tesla to be a public forum that maximizes free speech - he said that about Twitter and then put his money where his mouth is.
    - lovich 5y ago
      >He himself said why it's different That means nothing to me. He says lots of things and then does the opposite.
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