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But the first amendment is just about the federal government not censoring people. Twitter is a private platform, that now belongs to Elon Musk. If you don't l
by reapwhatyousow 4y ago
But the first amendment is just about the federal government not censoring people.
Twitter is a private platform, that now belongs to Elon Musk. If you don't like it, build your own.
- strulovich 4y agoFree speech is not just the first amendment. It’s a moral value that exists by itself.
- skeptikal 4y agoOP was ironic restating verbatim what “conservatives” have been told over the last four-five years when they got ostracized for disagreeing with “liberals”. “Build your own Twitter!” “Build your own ISP!” “Build your own DNS” “Build your own copper lines!” And now Chomsky has gone as far as to say that people who disagree with him (vis a vis vaccines) should be put in a desert and build their own societies. When asked if those people wouldn't die of starvation he shrugged it off.
- kgarten 4y ago"Conservatives" also believed that there is a "liberal bias" in social media. Pretty ridiculous seeing that there is an rise of autocracies world wide. Citation for Chomsky?
- smrtinsert 4y agoI think you meant, build your own with a healthy serving of govt financing?
- kuraudo 4y agoMusk's purported reason for buying Twitter was because he wants it to be an outlet for free speech. In his words (well paraphrased), he was calling it the new town square of democracy. Instead of building his own, he bought it.
- MrStonedOne 4y ago