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X is a megaphone for Musk and a tool to get political favours. X was already used to silence the opposition in Turkey and India during elections. A Saudi prince

by torlok 2y ago

X is a megaphone for Musk and a tool to get political favours. X was already used to silence the opposition in Turkey and India during elections. A Saudi prince having a minority stake is a drop in a bucket of free speech violations.

exe34 2y ago
it's basically his personal blog that he allows others to comment on. he bought it, I say let him have it!
- Yeul 2y ago
  Unfortunately for Musk the US Constitution doesn't apply everywhere. Lately I've been thinking that the Chinese had a good point with their great firewall. The EU is already banning Russian media perhaps we should ad Americans to the list.
  - blackeyeblitzar 2y ago
    “Lately I’ve been thinking totalitarianism isn’t so bad”
    - exe34 2y ago
      it's fine if you can still elect your overlords every handful of years.
      - ath3nd 2y ago
        Until you can't
        exe34 2y ago
        thankfully Americans have their guns! that'll save them from the government...
  - numpad0 2y ago
    Agreed, and btw I'm suspecting GFW could be a funny one: have you seen a Chinese neckbeard on the Internet? I mean, don't you find suspiciously large fractions of them PLL locked solid on Western values above everything?