The task is to make things better without creating hurt for others. Truly free market capitalism does this best.Maybe he wanted some intel on how these creeps think, so he could do the opposite.
Know thy enemy.
I think folks need to calm down over this. Should he NOT have met with these interest groups? The optics would be very bad. He has to give them a hearing. These people are not his moderation board. They are however, influence and opinion shapers. To shut them out entirely would be destructive to his mission. Let’s all wait until he forms his content moderation board. I submit again the names I’d like to see on it:
Jordan Peterson
Joe Rogan
Tim Pool
Bill Maher
Of course not all these people are conservatives. You’re not going to get a moderation board full of conservatives. But they ARE all free speech advocates with differing places on the political spectrum. I don’t expect the board to only be 4 people either. And some of the people on the board are by necessity going to be people you and I don’t like. That’s kinda the point of free speech.
Actions speak louder than words.
Quit your pearl clutching and give it a week or two to see what actions he takes.
And before this he even thanked AOC for her advice.
What, he didn’t talk to the SPLC?
Be patient. Stay optimistic.
I see no issue with him agreeing to meet with them, listening to their issues, and then doing exactly what he spent billions to do, make Twitter a free speech platform.
As long as he is just taking these creeps’ recommendations on advisement, and doesn’t actually act on them, it might be okay.
As a site operator, Musk has the problem of removing posts that would promote violence or would besmirch his viewers.
I will point out that the harmful effects of government and corporate policies on individuals and their groups can become very obvious and no effort at censorship can hide the wrongs done.
The wool could never be pulled over the eyes of the founders of the NAACP or MLK Jr.
The task is to make things better without creating hurt for others. Truly free market capitalism does this best.I will patronize the sites that best inform me and do not attempt to feed me mushroom food.
Yes, I am asking FReepers opinions.
Settle down, Beavis.
It’s called free speech. You listen to everyone...good and bad.
I know some think Musk is just wonderful and on our side. He says he believes in free speech, then he allows himself to be bullied by the ADL and intimidated by the Biden admin.
This is where all that money messes up your who you really are.
Musk is a project still in the works. He appears to not be set in his beliefs and is one that is easily influenced by other entities.
There are many things to like about Musk, but be wary.
Or maybe he’s trying to influence them. Or see what NOT to do.
Also I don’t believe Jessica Gonzales version of things one little bit.
I see this as Musk wanting to know his enemy; he’d be stupid not to feel them out.