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Elon Musk Takes Aim at Reddit

24 points by belter 2y ago

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johnneville 2y ago
no reference to the Reddit CEO's X accounts being suspended after the boycott https://x.com/redditspez https://x.com/redditspez https://x.com/stevephuffman https://x.com/stevephuffman
- aurareturn 2y ago
  That's hilarious if true. First, Elon's free speech stance is basically whatever he likes/dislikes. Second, Reddit CEO gets a taste of his own medicine.
  - verdverm 2y ago
    Reddit is not blocking Xchan links, specific subreddits and mods are removing them if they are posted
tayo42 2y ago
> Reddit continues to be anti-free speec This trend of trying to apply "free speach" to everything drives me crazy. The amendment is only for government laws. And it doesn't protect you from your own actions! If people want to stop using your product because you made a nazi salute at a rally that's your own problem. If you want people to like you, don't act like a teenage incel edge lord. It's kind of easy.
- verdverm 2y ago
  Part of calling it all "censorship" or "an assault on free speech" is to water down the meaning of the words so they can employ the same techniques with plausible deniability or more often with whataboutism
verdverm 2y ago
> The impact of the ban on X is currently unclear, but it could reduce the amount of traffic directed to Musk's platform. > If the embargo continues, it could escalate tensions between the government and tech companies. This last sentence bugs me, where does the government (legally) come into the tensions aspect of this?
- jmye 2y ago
  In reality? They don’t. In the current despotic US? Musk has been empowered by the President and the courts to do anything he wants, however he wants. He is, effectively, one of the two most powerful people in the US government.
- kbf 2y ago
  >(legally) You’re operating on presumption that there’s still rule of law in the US. Elon Musk also has de facto control of the government.
xvector 2y ago
Reddit needs to be taken down. The aggressive censorship on default subs of any opinion that isn't far-left should be prohibited by law. By allowing bots to astroturf at this scale, Reddit is certainly abusing its position of power to influence elections. If Meta did this, everyone would be outraged and Zuck would be in front of Congress tomorrow. But Reddit gets a free pass? Nonsense. Edit: I say this as someone with 5 figures invested in Reddit.
- krisboyz781 2y ago
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24 points by belter 2y ago

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johnneville 2y ago

no reference to the Reddit CEO's X accounts being suspended after the boycott https://x.com/redditspez https://x.com/redditspez https://x.com/stevephuffman https://x.com/stevephuffman

aurareturn 2y ago
That's hilarious if true. First, Elon's free speech stance is basically whatever he likes/dislikes. Second, Reddit CEO gets a taste of his own medicine.
- verdverm 2y ago
  Reddit is not blocking Xchan links, specific subreddits and mods are removing them if they are posted

tayo42 2y ago

> Reddit continues to be anti-free speec This trend of trying to apply "free speach" to everything drives me crazy. The amendment is only for government laws. And it doesn't protect you from your own actions! If people want to stop using your product because you made a nazi salute at a rally that's your own problem. If you want people to like you, don't act like a teenage incel edge lord. It's kind of easy.

verdverm 2y ago
Part of calling it all "censorship" or "an assault on free speech" is to water down the meaning of the words so they can employ the same techniques with plausible deniability or more often with whataboutism

verdverm 2y ago

> The impact of the ban on X is currently unclear, but it could reduce the amount of traffic directed to Musk's platform. > If the embargo continues, it could escalate tensions between the government and tech companies. This last sentence bugs me, where does the government (legally) come into the tensions aspect of this?

jmye 2y ago
In reality? They don’t. In the current despotic US? Musk has been empowered by the President and the courts to do anything he wants, however he wants. He is, effectively, one of the two most powerful people in the US government.
kbf 2y ago
>(legally) You’re operating on presumption that there’s still rule of law in the US. Elon Musk also has de facto control of the government.

xvector 2y ago

Reddit needs to be taken down. The aggressive censorship on default subs of any opinion that isn't far-left should be prohibited by law. By allowing bots to astroturf at this scale, Reddit is certainly abusing its position of power to influence elections. If Meta did this, everyone would be outraged and Zuck would be in front of Congress tomorrow. But Reddit gets a free pass? Nonsense. Edit: I say this as someone with 5 figures invested in Reddit.

krisboyz781 2y ago
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