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Twitter applies 7-day suspension to half a dozen journalists

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Re: Twitter applies 7-day suspension to half a dozen journalists

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"I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means" —Elon Musk, April 2022

Exactly. He has the free speech right to ban them from his platform. He was hoping they'd stick around long enough for him to do that.

Re: Twitter applies 7-day suspension to half a dozen journalists

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Difficult not to see this as anything other petulance. It's Musk's site and he's free to do whatever he wants with it, but this seems squarely against "any legal speech will be allowed"

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> Quick question: Is it legal to repeatedly follow a person for the purpose of harassing the person with implied threats of violence?

An airplane is not a person.

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