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I used to hear that it wasn't censorship when it was just a company censoring voices. That they didn't have any obligations to broadcast anyones speech. Well... that didn't age well.
I used to hear talk of free speech absolutism, and not banning jet tracking accounts even though they were a safety risk.
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The FBI working with Twitter to censor the free speech of Americans is apparently not newsworthy enough for HN readers.
3. Twitter’s contact with the FBI was constant and pervasive, as if it were a subsidiary. 4. Between January 2020 and November 2022, there were over 150 emails between the FBI and former Twitter Trust and Safety chief Yoel Roth. How is this constant? This is just 1 request every 7 days . I figured it would be more. Also, it's called the FBI. Their job is to investigate federal matters, which includes content on socia…
Aside from people in tech and the MAGA crowd, does anyone actually care about the "Twitter Files" stuff?
"Federal intelligence and law enforcement reach into Twitter included the Department of Homeland Security, which partnered with security contractors and think tanks to pressure Twitter to moderate content." Is this a violation of the 1st Amendment or a way to skirt around it?
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I used to hear talk of free speech absolutism, and not banning jet tracking accounts even though they were a safety risk.
They aren't a safety risk though.
And Musk has been fine with accounts that use their freedom of speech even if they resulted is safety risks. For example @libsoftiktok is an account Musk unbanned, and has likes their tweets, who post misleading information resulting in direct threats against people and organisations (e.g. children's hospitals).
For example they just recently tweeted a video* that was purposefully edited in a way to make it seem someone was pro-pedophilia, when they weren't.
*https://twitter.com/RobertLouisr/status/1603422570665201664?...
The FBI working with Twitter to censor the free speech of Americans is apparently not newsworthy enough for HN readers.
Aside from people in tech and the MAGA crowd, does anyone actually care about the "Twitter Files" stuff?
You may not mind it because you're side won. But that is incredibly short-sided. What if the FBI decides to sway an election to a candidate you don't support sometime in the future? See where this is going?
You're right; I really hate to think about what the fallout would be if the FBI inappropriately swayed an election.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton_email_controve...