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How does Twitter banning links to competitors reconcile with Elon's grand vision of being a digital public square for humanity, where people are encouraged to e

• mydogcanpurr 4y ago
  Elon says and does whatever he thinks will benefit him. Full stop.
• a4isms 4y ago
  He said himself “Freedom of speech, not freedom of reach.” Which is exactly the basis of the so-called “cancel culture:” You can say anything you want on a web site you own, but you don’t have the right to say anything you want on a privately-owned platform that has to think about its business model, about how it is perceived based on the reach they provide you, &c. Musk’s foundational approach is that he will decide who gets reach and who does not. And for myself, someone who identifies as anti-conservative, I’m ok with that. Let him refashion Twitter in Truth Social’s image, but having paid $40+ billion for its audience. Musk has decided that white supremacy gets reach, competitors do not get reach, news outlets that do not pay protection money for a check mark do not get reach, and people who like articles written on competing platforms do not get reach. That is perfectly fine with me. Let him play God-King, he bought it, he gets to do as he likes with it, provided he stays on the correct side of the law. I just wish he wouldn’t whine like a man-baby about advertisers kowtowing to the woke mob. He gets to decide whose reach to support for whatever reason he likes, so should they. He gets to make whatever business decision he likes, provided it’s legal. So should they.
  • mvdwoord 4y ago
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