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Just to be on the same page, you're advocating Twitter to get out of any country that does this, right? Is there any social network capable of functioning witho
by elforce002 3y ago
Just to be on the same page, you're advocating Twitter to get out of any country that does this, right? Is there any social network capable of functioning without being banned from the country by outright omit government rulings? fb? Ig? mastodon?
The reality is not all countries have 1A like the US. Unfortunately, any social media, message app, etc... has to comply (to a certain extent) with the government and try as hard at it can not to compromise its values.
- fzeroracer 3y agoNo I believe his point was that Elon Musk called himself a free speech absolutist and is proving he is not.
- decremental 3y agoHe was asked this in a BBC interview and he said they have to comply with local laws (this was about India) and that they have to so their employees there don't go to prison. It's not the gotcha you think it is.
- KomoD 3y agoBecause Twitter had a physical presence in India, with offices, etc. Twitter rejected demands from the Turkish government to open offices way back in 2014 because they knew it was a risk. And also technically doesn't matter, him not being a free speech absolutist still stands true
- fzeroracer 3y agoIt's not a 'gotcha'. It's what he literally claimed. He claimed to be a free speech absolutist and would do whatever it takes to support free speech. People fell for this, because obviously it's not true and sustainable. And the fact that he's complying with censorship in Turkey because he has businesses and other liabilities there show one of the core problems with him running a social media business.