Elon’s new “censorship” chief was just unmasked and he’s a double-agent…
Quote:We all held high hopes for Twitter when Elon Musk stepped in and purchased the platform. While his intentions seemed good, with his heart was in the right place, he’s quickly discovering that America may not be as free as he thought she was. When it comes down to it, the shots aren’t being called by the Constitution, but by woke companies like Apple, Amazon, and Chase. Sadly, that’s why Twitter isn’t turning into the bastion of free speech we had hoped for, thanks to the crew who’s taking over the helm. And one of the biggest standouts is Aaron Rodericks, a flaming liberal who’s now heading up “censorship.”
Here’s what Mike Benz, the founder of the Foundation for Freedom Online, had to say about this “double-agent.”
Quote:He’s working under a false banner of free speech, but his past posts reveal that he despises everything that genuine free speech stands for. What’s truly concerning is that this “double-agent” persona may enable him to continue this tactic for an extended period. It seems that conservatives are being lulled into a false sense of freedom, and that’s concerning.
The “censorship” Czar might despise everything you represent, but we’re confident he’ll approach things with complete fairness and unbiased judgment—yeah, right.
Quote:Meet the new X — it’s basically the same as the old Twitter.
Quote:We’re not convinced that this situation will unfold any differently than our last nightmarish encounters with Twitter under Jack and Parag’s progressive leadership. We’re dealing with the same dubious cast, operating under a new clever guise of “free speech.” Meanwhile, Elon’s new CEO has made it clear that content deemed “lawful but awful” will be censored and suppressed. Who determines what’s awful? Her team of blue-haired liberals, of course.
As Glenn Greenwald points out, it seems that nothing has really changed at the platform formerly known as Twitter:
Quote:When Elon bought Twitter, he touted himself as a staunch supporter of free speech. However, it seems he’s learning the hard way that “free speech” in America is very hard to come by these days, especially if you want to stay in business and actually turn a profit.
In many ways yes. We aren’t at the stage when normal, average people have been forced to confront certain truths about this country. Until then, most will continue to lounge in the comfort and solace of the whichever party backed media that tells them all the things they want to hear.
Elon is giving us too much credit. He doesn’t quite grasp the level of thought he’s dealing with in America.
Still see people saying a bunch of things they wouldn't be able to say before Elon's take over. Also if someone leans too hard into censorship I think they will find out pretty quickly that Elon doesn't mind taking their jobs.
Also another thing to consider is that many of the policies apply to monetization. You can say whatever you want. But, if you say something that advertisers might have an issue with you want get ads shown on your stuff. It isn't the shadow banning of yesterday's twitter. You will know if your stuff is getting demonetized.
Free speech is fine, but if you stepped over the lines that actually harms someone else with lies and all that towards violent speech? It is not protected. Some sickos claimed child porn is protected under free speech which is not. It causes harm.
(08-20-2023 04:16 AM)DavidSt Wrote: Free speech is fine, but if you stepped over the lines that actually harms someone else with lies and all that towards violent speech? It is not protected. Some sickos claimed child porn is protected under free speech which is not. It causes harm.
Facebook has the market nearly cornered on both human trafficking and child porn. They leave it up and make their money off it. They watch everything closely enough to take down a conservative post they don’t like within minutes, or a vaccine related post equally fast. Yet they do nothing about other issues.
In 2020 in the U.S., 59% of online recruitment of identified victims in active cases took place on Facebook alone. The report also states that 65% of identified child sex trafficking victims recruited on social media were recruited through Facebook.
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