Dictators and censorship: Maimane name drops Zim president in question to new Twitter boss Elon Musk

One SA Movement leader Mmusi Maimane singled out Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni in a question to new Twitter owner Elon Musk about free speech and access to the platform.He asked Musk what the role of Twitter will be in facilitating free speech and access to social media in parts of the world where this is not allowed.

“We have dictators such as Emmerson Mnangagwa and Museveni who actively oppose free speech online and in their states. You have expressed that your acquisition is about entrenching free speech on Twitter. How does that apply to those who are active enemies of free speech?”.

What obligation should twitter have in facilitating free speech in parts of the world where regimes are actively undermining it?After clinching the deal earlier this week, Musk said infringing on people’s right to free speech would not be tolerated on the platform. “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated,” he said. By ‘free speech’ I simply mean that which matches the law. I am against censorship that goes far beyond the law. If people want less free speech they will ask government to pass laws to that effect. Therefore, going beyond the law is contrary to the will of the people,” said Musk.

Mxm Mvusi Maimane is looking for relevance. South Africans don't care about what is going on in Zimbabwe anymore. We only care about sending Zimbabweans home! We don't want them in South Africa anymore.

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