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Originally Posted by trevesty
Private entities are and should be allowed to regulate what is or isn't said on their platforms without any interference. This has nothing to do with the 1st Amendment, since the federal government never passed any law making it a crime to post xyz on social media.
As far as relaxing the rules on Twitter, maybe. Musk isn't really an ideologue like the dorks on the right who sack ride him - he's just a socially awkward, mega rich dude.
But I think he will see that a lot of advertisers pushed for these rules over the past few years rather than any of the conspiracy theories floating around the far-right blogosphere. He didn't get to be the richest guy on the planet by being really bad at business.  |
Good explanation. Some people have a difficult time understanding what free speech means.
Freedom of speech protects you from persecution/censorship from the government, not on private platforms that dictate their own set of rules.
Just like with GFY, there are consequences for not following Twitter's 'Terms Of Service' you agreed to follow when you registered. Trump broke the rules, so he got kicked off. End of story.