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>but that seems to be just Musks ego Is it? Or maybe he's identified a legitimate opportunity considering that about half the nation feels as though twitter et

>but that seems to be just Musks ego Is it? Or maybe he's identified a legitimate opportunity considering that about half the nation feels as though twitter et al are more likely to clamp down on discussions of their ideas under the guise of "misinformation"? Stroking his ego is a bonus. From a strictly business perspective, there's room for a public square which is friendlier to right leaning thought. Arguably from a sociological/political perspective as well.

kevingadd 5y ago
Right leaning thought is already welcomed in large portions of the public square. Right-wing media outlets are very successful and have been for a long time, and people can get all sorts of opinions broadcasted there. There are also multiple right-wing Twitter alternatives out there for anyone upset about Twitter's (relatively lax, honestly) moderation. Despite any complaints about Twitter moderation the fact is that plenty of people are able to broadcast right-wing views there. Could additional places to communicate be useful? Sure, why not. Are we lacking them? Absolutely not. COVID disinformation did result in right-wing speech being theoretically suppressed in some places, but that's because a lot of right-wing people were openly and loudly broadcasting absolute nonsense, which got their general ability to speak on those platforms curtailed. That was a self-inflicted wound, though, and not something that really can get fixed by new platforms. I'll also note that many media outlets people call "left-leaning" openly welcome and platform right-wing speech. CNN, ny times, etc frequently hire right-wing politicians and commentators to "balance" their commentary.
- hn_version_0023 5y ago
  I’m reminded of the bit in Netflix’ “Death to 2020” where Lisa Kudrow claims conservative voices are being silenced!! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CPNZTtoQBmA https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CPNZTtoQBmA
- TMWNN 5y ago
  >COVID disinformation did result in right-wing speech being theoretically suppressed in some places Example of disinformation being rightfully suppressed: COVID19 could never, ever have been propagated to the world from a lab leak in China, and saying otherwise means you are TrumpNaziKKKracist. Oh, wait (<https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/fact-check-how-the-wuhan-lab-leak-theory-for-pandemic-origin-suddenly-became-credible/ https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/fact-check-how-the...>).
troyvit 5y ago
What's interesting to me is that people see making a company _private_ and therefore limiting its ownership to just a few people is somehow going to make it more conducive to free speech. How does closing something off and putting it under one person's auspices make it more open?

kevingadd 5y ago

Right leaning thought is already welcomed in large portions of the public square. Right-wing media outlets are very successful and have been for a long time, and people can get all sorts of opinions broadcasted there. There are also multiple right-wing Twitter alternatives out there for anyone upset about Twitter's (relatively lax, honestly) moderation. Despite any complaints about Twitter moderation the fact is that plenty of people are able to broadcast right-wing views there. Could additional places to communicate be useful? Sure, why not. Are we lacking them? Absolutely not. COVID disinformation did result in right-wing speech being theoretically suppressed in some places, but that's because a lot of right-wing people were openly and loudly broadcasting absolute nonsense, which got their general ability to speak on those platforms curtailed. That was a self-inflicted wound, though, and not something that really can get fixed by new platforms. I'll also note that many media outlets people call "left-leaning" openly welcome and platform right-wing speech. CNN, ny times, etc frequently hire right-wing politicians and commentators to "balance" their commentary.

hn_version_0023 5y ago
I’m reminded of the bit in Netflix’ “Death to 2020” where Lisa Kudrow claims conservative voices are being silenced!! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CPNZTtoQBmA https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CPNZTtoQBmA
TMWNN 5y ago
>COVID disinformation did result in right-wing speech being theoretically suppressed in some places Example of disinformation being rightfully suppressed: COVID19 could never, ever have been propagated to the world from a lab leak in China, and saying otherwise means you are TrumpNaziKKKracist. Oh, wait (<https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/fact-check-how-the-wuhan-lab-leak-theory-for-pandemic-origin-suddenly-became-credible/ https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/fact-check-how-the...>).

troyvit 5y ago

What's interesting to me is that people see making a company _private_ and therefore limiting its ownership to just a few people is somehow going to make it more conducive to free speech. How does closing something off and putting it under one person's auspices make it more open?