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>Twitter/X was standing up for free speech by fighting back on this censorship, which does not seem constitutional per Brazil’s own laws. But I guess at some po
by curt15 2y ago
>Twitter/X was standing up for free speech by fighting back on this censorship, which does not seem constitutional per Brazil’s own laws. But I guess at some point their profits were more important than principles.
X cannot credibly maintain a pretense of standing up for free speech principles when the so-called "free speech absolutist" at the helm of X is curiously quiet about the world's largest censorship machine.
- blackeyeblitzar 2y ago> curiously quiet about the world's largest censorship machine Why is it a pretense? Is X more free than before? Are they doing more to speak up in defense of free speech? Yes and yes. There’s no pretense around it. You can be a free speech absolutist, speak up in its defense, and also be smart about which battles you fight.