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> going back on his free speech/no censorship claims when he kicked Kanye off. What's Elon done here that's inconsistent or hypocritical? He's never claimed to
by chrisbaker98 4y ago
> going back on his free speech/no censorship claims when he kicked Kanye off.
What's Elon done here that's inconsistent or hypocritical? He's never claimed to be a free speech absolutist (no-one is a free speech absolutist), nor did he say he was going to turn Twitter into a free-for-all for anyone can post anything with no moderation. Kanye posted literal Nazi content; he clearly violated Twitter's stated policies against hate speech and earned the ban.
- ruszki 4y agoThere are tons of tweets in the thread which laugh on people who think free speech is not absolute.
- chrisbaker98 4y agoPeople might speak in absolutes for the sake of brevity, hyperbole or rhetorical laziness, but still, almost no-one takes a truly absolute position on free speech when push comes to shove. E.g. most free speech "absolutists" would agree that there should still be some kinds of laws against defamation, targeted harassment, and direct incitement to violence. That's my position.
- wesapien 4y agoAbsolute freedom can only be achieves through death. I dare anyone claim it.
- nickthegreek 4y agoI’m seeing many reports from left and right sources back in April that specially stated that he is a self described free speech absolutist.
- UncleMeat 4y agoElon has said a number of times that the only content that should be removed from Twitter is illegal content.