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The interesting thing, is that since Musk is now kind of part of the executive any kind of moderation he does on X is government censorship, isn't it?
by throwawayffffas 2y ago
The interesting thing, is that since Musk is now kind of part of the executive any kind of moderation he does on X is government censorship, isn't it?
- IAmGraydon 2y agoIsn't that precisely what the article said?
- throwawayffffas 2y agoKind of, but not really. My point is a bit further than the particular case they are focusing on. My point is that since Musk is part of the executive now and runs X any and __all__ censorship might be unconstitutional. He doesn't have to say you are committing a crime to be interfering with your free speech. If an automated system blocks your account on X because you violated whatever terms of use, it might be a case of Musk violating your constitutional rights. So for example if someone posts a bunch of porn on X it might be unconstitutional for X to take it down. The same might also be true about Truth Social. Since the president controls* it. *I don't know the extend of control he has.