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> Musk has made no attempt to suppress speech on Bluesky, Facebook, Reddit, Tiktok, etc. This is false if "etc." includes Wikipedia, on which Musk has attempte
by pcwalton 2y ago
> Musk has made no attempt to suppress speech on Bluesky, Facebook, Reddit, Tiktok, etc.
This is false if "etc." includes Wikipedia, on which Musk has attempted to suppress speech critical of him [1].
[1]: https://theweek.com/media/elon-musk-wikipedia-controversy https://theweek.com/media/elon-musk-wikipedia-controversy
- WalterBright 2y agoMusk made no attempt to use the courts or the law to bring down Wikipedia. He did denounce Wikipedia, and called for people to not support it. That's not an attack on free speech.
- pcwalton 2y agoBad timing on your post. Just today, Elon tried to get content he didn't like taken down from Reddit, using specious legal reasoning: https://mashable.com/article/elon-musk-messaged-reddit-ceo-over-content https://mashable.com/article/elon-musk-messaged-reddit-ceo-o...
- WalterBright 2y agoCalling for public execution of DOGE personnel is not free speech. https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1886501169154957587 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1886501169154957587
- brookst 2y agoAh, so Musk must have X systematically taking down calls for public execution of his political enemies, then? This is a legit exception to free speech absolutism and he is just asking Reddit to do the same thing he does on his platform.
- WalterBright 2y agoIt's illegal to call for violence against others. It's also illegal to call for a violent attack against the government.
- lenkite 2y agoCalling for public execution on social media would have you banned under any administration except for the early days of the internet.