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If Elon Musk had a documented history of supporting free speech it might be different but he has no such history.

gitfan86 4y ago
When has he run a social media platform and deplatformed people? I'm not saying he is going to do a great job at Twitter, but why don't we give him a chance. If the woke mob and the Trump supporters are equally mad after a year he will have done a good job.
- JaimeThompson 4y ago
  That he nuked someones car order because of things they said to me shows he doesn't exactly support freedom of expression.
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- saghm 4y ago
  >> If Elon Musk had a documented history of supporting free speech it might be different but he has no such history. > When has he run a social media platform and deplatformed people? I think I need a telescope to see the goalposts to where you moved them
  - gitfan86 4y ago
    So one of the current major owners is Saudi Arabia. How about we use that for goal posts? SA has beheaded people for speaking out against the government. Please explain how Elon has a worse documented history than these current owners.
    - JaimeThompson 4y ago
      While Saudia Arabia has since sold their share of Tesla at one time they owned quite a bit of Tesla stock. [1] So when Musk says [2] I have questions. "@Alwaleed_Talal @Twitter @Kingdom_KHC Interesting. Just two questions, if I may. How much of Twitter does the Kingdom own, directly & indirectly? What are the Kingdom’s views on journalistic freedom of speech?"" [1] https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/17/news/companies/saudi-arabia-tesla-competitor/index.html https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/17/news/companies/saudi-arabia... [2] https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1514683079968931841 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1514683079968931841
    - saghm 4y ago
      > Please explain how Elon has a worse documented history than these current owners. I don't think anyone said anything about the current owners; the only claim was that Elon Musk does not have a documented record of supporting free speech, which no one has seemed to actually challenge, including you.
npunt 4y ago
It's amazing how short and selective people's memories are on this subject. The 'debate' happening right now is coming from an earnest place but very uninformed about realities of managing large online spaces.
foobiekr 4y ago
He has a substantial history of the opposite even.

When has he run a social media platform and deplatformed people? I'm not saying he is going to do a great job at Twitter, but why don't we give him a chance. If the woke mob and the Trump supporters are equally mad after a year he will have done a good job.

JaimeThompson 4y ago
That he nuked someones car order because of things they said to me shows he doesn't exactly support freedom of expression.
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saghm 4y ago
>> If Elon Musk had a documented history of supporting free speech it might be different but he has no such history. > When has he run a social media platform and deplatformed people? I think I need a telescope to see the goalposts to where you moved them
- gitfan86 4y ago
  So one of the current major owners is Saudi Arabia. How about we use that for goal posts? SA has beheaded people for speaking out against the government. Please explain how Elon has a worse documented history than these current owners.
  - JaimeThompson 4y ago
    While Saudia Arabia has since sold their share of Tesla at one time they owned quite a bit of Tesla stock. [1] So when Musk says [2] I have questions. "@Alwaleed_Talal @Twitter @Kingdom_KHC Interesting. Just two questions, if I may. How much of Twitter does the Kingdom own, directly & indirectly? What are the Kingdom’s views on journalistic freedom of speech?"" [1] https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/17/news/companies/saudi-arabia-tesla-competitor/index.html https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/17/news/companies/saudi-arabia... [2] https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1514683079968931841 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1514683079968931841
  - saghm 4y ago
    > Please explain how Elon has a worse documented history than these current owners. I don't think anyone said anything about the current owners; the only claim was that Elon Musk does not have a documented record of supporting free speech, which no one has seemed to actually challenge, including you.

npunt 4y ago

It's amazing how short and selective people's memories are on this subject. The 'debate' happening right now is coming from an earnest place but very uninformed about realities of managing large online spaces.

foobiekr 4y ago

He has a substantial history of the opposite even.