Once Again, ‘Free Speech Absolutist’ Elon Musk Caves To Authoritarian Censorial Bullies
Once Again, ‘Free Speech Absolutist’ Elon Musk Caves To Authoritarian Censorial Bullies
We tend to think of McSweeney’s as a satire magazine, but on this one, it’s dead on: I Will Defend Free Speech to the Death. Or Until an Autocrat Asks Me to Stop. They say that if you s…
So far, Musk has shown a willingness to bow down to authoritarian censors. The latest is yet another example of that. Just as the Turkish election was about to take place, the government demanded that Twitter censor content critical of authoritarian strongman, gollum-lookalike, and world’s most thin skinned leader, Recep Erdogan. And Elon caved.
Cave? He know what he's doing; He's censoring speech he doesn't like, simple as.
Musk has learned the hard way that "free speech absolutism" doesn't work in the real world.
Musk has learned that free speech absolutism doesn't help him to grow richer.