Do I look like Big Government to you?
Posted on 04/12/2022 10:07:34 AM PDT by billorites
The Russian people know little about Putin’s war on Ukraine because Putin has blocked their access to the truth, substituting propaganda and lies.
Years ago, pundits assumed the internet would open a new era of democracy, giving everyone access to the truth. But dictators like Putin and demagogues like Trump have demonstrated how naive that assumption was.
At least the US responded to Trump’s lies. Trump had 88 million Twitter followers before Twitter took him off its platform – just two days after the attack on the Capitol, which he provoked, in part, with his tweets. (Trump’s social media accounts were also suspended on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitch and TikTok.)
These moves were necessary to protect American democracy. But Elon Musk – the richest man in the world, with 80 million Twitter followers – wasn’t pleased. Musk tweeted that US tech companies shouldn’t be acting “as the de facto arbiter of free speech”.
Musk continues to tell his 80 million followers all sorts of things. I disagree with many of his positions, but ever since I posted a tweet two years ago criticizing him for how he treated his Tesla workers he has blocked me – so I can’t view or post criticisms of his tweets to his followers.
Seems like an odd move for someone who describes himself as a “free speech absolutist”. Musk advocates free speech but in reality it’s just about power.
Power compelled Musk to buy $2.64bn of Twitter stock, making him the largest individual shareholder. Last week, Twitter announced that Musk would be joining Twitter’s board of directors, prompting Musk to promise “significant improvements” in the platform.
Sunday evening, though, it was announced that Musk would not be joining Twitter’s board. No reason was given but it’s probably part of a bargaining kabuki dance.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
Do I look like Big Government to you?
“...Putin has blocked their access to the truth, substituting propaganda and lies.”
But Twitter and the rest doing the same is somehow the opposite. Cognitive dissonance much, Reich?
Well, the author IS a noted expert on nonsense.
Too much speech is blocked speech... got it.
And the West has done the same, banning Russian accounts off Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc. Both try their damndest to make sure their domiciles only receive their version of events, justifying the censorship by claiming they just care so much for you and don't want you to read the "propaganda and lies."
If it is good for Americans democrats hate it
EVERYTHING IS REVERSE-SPEAK WITH THESE ARSEHOLEZ!
Musk might threaten Twitter’s lion-share of control over censoring what is basically the market for mass short-text broadcasting, and they call frame it as a threat to loss of freedom!!!
Twitter censoring people is freedom!
Got it?
Twitter not censoring people is oppression
Robert Reich!!!!! ROFL!!!!!!
Twerp.
So Mr Reich’s position is that free speech only applies to people he agrees with and that it is quite right for big tech to muzzle those who disagree with him, in fact it is their civic duty. But his feelings do get hurt if a single individual blocks him.
Right. Got it.
Pretty far down the subject matter command list isn't he?
Ha....lol who the O cabal drug out against Elon Musk.....bbaawwaahhh
Wash brain. Rinse. Repeat. Over and over, maybe the next time the resistance will be a little lower.
Illegitimi non carborundum, but they keep trying.
Democracy is just another word for MOB RULE, ANARCHY and CHAOS..............
Robert Reiche has always been an idiot.
Oh goodie, Robert Reich weighs in on a topic he probably knows less than nothing about.
All the villains are lining up to attack what Elon Musk is doing.
Knowing Elon Musk blocked Robert Reich makes me like Musk even more than I did yesterday. Now I’m missing Rush Limbaugh. Nobody could say “Robert Reich” better than Rush.
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