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The reason for the lawsuit [1] seems to contradict itself; it's against spreading misinformation on X, while invoking the principle of allowing misinformation o
by matisseverduyn 3y ago
The reason for the lawsuit [1] seems to contradict itself; it's against spreading misinformation on X, while invoking the principle of allowing misinformation on X?
> "But for speech to be truly free, we must also have the freedom to see or hear things that some people may consider objectionable. We believe that everyone has the right to make up their own minds about what to read..."
So... "Let [Media Matters] say what you [consider objectionable], and [let us make up our own minds about what to read]."
I do get that that shouldn't preclude lawsuits for slander/libel... but suing people out of existence with "thermonuclear" lawsuits seems to be roughly the same type of tyranny as the censoring he's taking a stand against.
[1] https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1725771191644758037 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1725771191644758037
- anonymouskimmer 3y agoUltimately this sort of thing gets justified as "I'm picking on people my own size", or "I'm defending the regular person against these other powerful entities". Even billionaires like to think of themselves as Robin Hoods.
- matisseverduyn 3y agoDefinitely agree with that. And it's media vs. media, so they both have to sell a narrative since the stronger story, not who's actually right, will win.