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Beside the obvious point, being "that which matches the law" is not what any free speech advocate means when they talk about the principal of free speech... it'
by AftHurrahWinch 4y ago
Beside the obvious point, being "that which matches the law" is not what any free speech advocate means when they talk about the principal of free speech... it's a definition with no basis in theory or literature... I'm interested to see how this works multinationally.
How do you moderate to the "that which matches the law" standard for users in the United States and the United Kingdom, Germany and Russia, simultaneously? For example, how will Musk-Twitter implement this as a guideline for moderators?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_gay_propaganda_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_gay_propaganda_law
Will moderation algorithms be applied to the region users set in their profile, or will it be based on IP range? Can I switch my profile settings to indicate I'm in the United States and benefit from looser restrictions? Can others set their profile settings to indicate they're in the U.K. and see a more filtered experience?
Or perhaps Musk is just going to pick one country's legal regime and base moderation on their speech framework. If that's the route he takes though, he could just pick an arbitrary country with no speech codes. Given the resources he's investing in Twitter, maybe he can pick a tiny country like Kiribati, give each resident $1,000 in exchange for passing laws declaring that no speech codes apply to Twitter. Or for that matter, to enshrine in the law the fundamental principle that criticizing billionaires is lèse-majesté. It'd only cost $10 million and would, by Musk's definition, be Free Speech.
Ultimately, I just hope that this doesn't distract Musk from his other goals, like making humanity a multi-planetary species. This whole Twitter thing seems like a silly side-quest.