Musk Says Twitter Has "No Actual Choice" But Comply With Government Censorship Demands

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[–]chadwickofwv 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (9 children)

In other words, Musk has no balls.

[–]bucetao6969 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

But he has integrity. He won't censorship himself but has to comply with other countries. That's fine by me.

[–]JasonCarswell 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (6 children)

But he has integrity.

Nonsense.
Musk is a limited hangout.
Alex Jones broke no rules and is still banned.

[–]bucetao6969 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

He got banned pre-ellon also Ellon unbanned Trump so maybe it's just a matter of someone having enough interest to unban him. Your argument doesn't really work.

[–]JasonCarswell 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

Your justification doesn't work.

Elon himself has said everyone should have freedom of speech BUT not freedom of reach - making up new bullshit limitations and rules as he goes.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Kind of makes sense: “old man yells obscenities at clouds”. Should the whole world hear it? Should it reach the sky?

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

That's not what it is.

They intentionally throttle content. That means that if it was going to organically reach many people, they would stop it.

A bunch of old men yelling at clouds will get boring and will not get popular unless there's something unique and/or authentic about it. Nothing can get popular unless it's allowed to. This is SOFT CENSORSHIP, no matter how you spin it.

[–]bucetao6969 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

BUT not freedom of reach

This does makes sense.

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

They intentionally throttle content. That means that if it was going to organically reach many people, they would stop it.

A bunch of old men yelling at clouds will get boring and will not get popular unless there's something unique and/or authentic about it. Nothing can get popular unless it's allowed to. This is SOFT CENSORSHIP, no matter how you spin it.

[–]POOPCORN 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I briefly read the article and the Turkish government made demands of Mr musk but Mr musk could just say f*** off to the Turkish government and he could say if they don't like it block it.

[–]Alphix 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

So NOW "they're a private corporation, they can do what they want" doesn't apply anymore. Funny when that was the case when Facebook, Twitter, google and everybody else were censoring conservatives, but now... Neh.

[–]SoCo 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

The Twitter files showed the real subversion of democracy was done with the public-private partnership to hide the vast amount of election problems and Covid vaccine issues.

[–]StillLessons 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Almost the textbook definition of:

Just following orders.

Totalitarianism marches on.

The brief head-fake toward even pretending free speech is a core value of western civilization was a very small speed bump. Back to full speed ahead.

[–]Drewski[S] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

archive.today mirror

[–]passionflounder 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Was this before or after Musk visited China?

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Fuck Turkey, let them ban twatter

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Exactly.
And anyone else.

Drive Twitter into the ground to drive the point home if needs be.

There IS a choice.

[–]Godknight 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Twitter is still dogshit under Elon.

I'm still waiting for Truth Social to be on Android but Trump doesn't know what he's doing either.

[–]quantum-step 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Gov saved spacex and is currently funding it. Gov pays for starlink for ukraine. Gov okayed human trials in neurolink. Gov gives tax breaks for tesla cars.
I just can't see how people think he's a gov shill.

[–]Gaslov 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Turkey is going on the hit list.

[–]Ferretman 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Yes you do.

Say "no".

[–]cant_even 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Hey, "Elon"; here's an 'actual choice': You can fucking say, "NO, Erdogan; if you don't like it, [try to] block me."

[–]Feldheld 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Censorship is such a horrific crime to humanity that causes such an apocalyptic death toll it can only be punished by death.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Well, technically he has to comply with US demands since they're based there. But the rest of the world? He can tell those people to go fuck themselves, but doesn't because he's a fucking closet authoritarian.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

What are you stupid? Geopolitics is a bunch of female-overcompensating-uneducated-males that engage in tit-for-responses to every issue. Oh twitter wont follow our rules? We’ll do something to reciprocate in return - 20 years later - proxy escalation with multiple trade wars, civilian and hostage deaths, spies are killing each other and the doomsday clock is closer to midnight.

De-escalation is better.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Spoken like a true muskrat. Fucker is an idiot, deal with it. De-escalation doesn't work with religious nutjobs.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

“De-escalation doesn’t work”

Thanks captain obvious

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Wow, it's one thing to delete a response, but to be such a huge cuck for Musk that you delete your entire account? That's new.