Free speech could cost Elon Musk $61 billion

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The social media era ushered in a more democratic opportunity for people to speak. But Elon Musk should have a handle on what he is unleashing without competent moderators. | OPINION by Catharine Lumby

Credit:The most interesting thing is Musk’s failure to define what he means by “free speech”. That’s a can of worms Musk does not appear equipped to open. Speech has never been free or unregulated. The classic legal example is you can’t cry fire in a public venue. Nor should you defame someone. You are not allowed to be in contempt of court.

We are at a precipice when it comes to democracy. That sounds like an overwrought claim. But when we watch what has happened in the US it is a reminder that free speech should never be taken for granted.

 

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The former head of “Trust and Safety”, Yoel Roth, used the very platform he should have been building “trust” in to espouse his own hyper-political views. The idea that Elon is politicising Twitter is weapons-grade gaslighting. We’re not buying it.

The legacy media are fast becoming obsolete.

Fake news you are “ The Age “

'Free Speech' what a loaded bunch of nonsense. His goal is to unleash 'Hate Speech,' squash anyone who doesn't agree with his narrow view of the World, which centres around him. Disaster for Democracy.

Lol, first line is that she hasn't used Twitter in years. So what value is your opinion?

Translation: Middle class Karen upset her preferred censorship of the lower classes no longer being carried put to her satisfaction.

$8

Who would have guessed....

A fee of $8 will give free speech a chance. The real villains at Twitter were the advertisers who Twitter catered for by censoring items they did thought would annoy advertisers who were mainly Woke. Twitter itself was full of The Woke too who thought they knew best. Pretentious!

“Moderators” did a bang up job

Legacy media sat in the box seat at the dawn of the digital age & proceeded to throw away their great advantages because they didn't understand what was coming next. Now they play 2nd fiddle to sm & need it for survival. No one would miss the Age if it left twitter tomorrow.

lol straight white men have zero privilege in this modern society

'you can’t cry fire in a public venue. Nor... defame someone. On social media, most people don’t know that because they don’t have a law degree.' At the risk of stressing a full curriculum, we need to teach kids the basics then (if not already), inc. re. grey lines. smitchellmlc

Ha ha ha. That’s hilarious. Moderators who let child sexual exploitation run rampant, meanwhile thousands of conservatives were suspended. Your little Stalinist censorship engine is finito 😂😂

Competent moderators? Maybe he can ask PayPal.

Omg this obsession needs to stop. Your damaging your reputation Elon won’t fail, your bitter because left wing woke people don’t own it anymore and it hurts your paper. Your damaging yourself more. Go woke go broke.

Funny, you spelled groomers wrong

Cringey hit piece from a privileged white woman.

Cope much ? Crying over Trumps reinstatement maybe? Sad that conservative opinion might not be censored to better support your Socialist Left narratives?

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