How do you think Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter will impact on Big Tech's monopoly on free speech?

[APersonWithNoName]

particular political free speech?

 

[Goonie]

particular political free speech?

Well given how dependent Tesla is on China, don't be surprised if comments on China are suddenly heavily moderated.

 

[APersonWithNoName]

Well given how dependent Tesla is on China, don't be surprised if comments on China are suddenly heavily moderated.

From what I have watched, the main reason Elon bought Twitter is to promote free speech, in another word, "no one" will be moderated, including people who criticize him.

that is the whole point.

 

[Goonie]

From what I have watched, the main reason Elon bought Twitter is to promote free speech, in another word, "no one" will be moderated, including people who criticize him.

that is the whole point.

So he says, but all you have to do is change the algorithm so such posts whilst not deleted, are effectively not going to appear on peoples feeds.

 

[Oompa Loompa]

So he says, but all you have to do is change the algorithm so such posts whilst not deleted, are effectively not going to appear on peoples feeds.

It almost sounds like you are admitting that this happens already even though tech giants claim otherwise.

 

[APersonWithNoName]

So he says, but all you have to do is change the algorithm so such posts whilst not deleted, are effectively not going to appear on peoples feeds.

that is a fair point. We don't know what he will do at this point, so there is no need to hypothesize.

that said, even if he uses the algorithm that way, it is still better than taking people's posts off, right?

 

[Norbert L]

His statement on making the algorithm open source will allow for far more transparency. Qualified tech people will compare results and openly compare a publically backed system to that of private corporate giants.

I think his statement that Twitter is a town square does end the debate of but Twitter is private company. That should get rid of the ban on former President Trump and Alex Jones.

 

[essentialsaltes]

Nobody has a monopoly on free speech. Everybody has free speech rights.

What Twitter did before Musk is just like what this website does.
What Twitter does after Musk will be just like what this website does.

 

[Skye1300]

Nice.

 

[The IbanezerScrooge]

Criticisms about billionaires' abilities to pay taxes or do something actually meaningful and helpful in society notwithstanding, I don't care.

I don't care if Musk buys Twitter. I don't use Twitter hardly at all. I certainly don't use it to get information about what's happening in the world. I don't think people who tweet are any more worth listening to than those who write books, or news stories, or make YouTube videos or anything else. Whatever changes Musk makes to the way Twitter works will have little effect overall, IMO.

I just don't really care.

 

[Goonie]

With the EU passing strict laws requiring social media to be strictly moderated, and regulated I wonder will twitter under musk survive being American only, banned in most of the world.

 

[Ponderous Curmudgeon]

With the EU passing strict laws requiring social media to be strictly moderated, and regulated I wonder will twitter under musk survive being American only, banned in most of the world.

You will end up with Chinese Twitter, EU twitter, US Twitter etc. Musk owning it won't make any difference since they will have to operate under local laws as they already do. It is just that so far there are not a lot of local laws.

 

[Tanj]

particular political free speech?

Since when is Fox News "Big Tech"?

 

[Norbert L]

Nobody has a monopoly on free speech. Everybody has free speech rights.

What Twitter did before Musk is just like what this website does.
What Twitter does after Musk will be just like what this website does.

You mean like the time when I brought attention to something Ben Shapiro and the Daily Wire published and it was taken down a few years ago?

 

[essentialsaltes]

You mean like the time when I brought attention to something Ben Shapiro and the Daily Wire published and it was taken down a few years ago?

Yes, just like here three months ago. No difference.

(This post should not be construed as a complaint about the management of this site or any particular decision, but only as evidence that my comparison above is valid. Sites ban content that doesn't meet the TOS. Please don't hurt me.)

Hi essentialsaltes,

Your post quoted below was recently reported for staff review.

After careful review our moderating team has reached consensus and has decided to delete OR edit your post in the thread

 

[Norbert L]

Yes, just like here three months ago. No difference.

(This post should not be construed as a complaint about the management of this site or any particular decision, but only as evidence that my comparison above is valid. Sites ban content that doesn't meet the TOS. Please don't hurt me.)

Hi essentialsaltes,

Your post quoted below was recently reported for staff review.

After careful review our moderating team has reached consensus and has decided to delete OR edit your post in the thread

I have no doubt the sites policy on the Nicene Creed is not going to change, which is a good thing. However the understanding of news outlets as time and chance effects them will.

The way I see it creditiblity is earned over time, change doesn't happen out of nowhere and there will be changes.

 

[The IbanezerScrooge]

How do you think Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter will impact on Big Tech's monopoly on free speech?

Um, none.

Elon Musk notifies Twitter he is terminating deal

whomp, whomp.

 

[Desk trauma]

Um, none.

Elon Musk notifies Twitter he is terminating deal

whomp, whomp.

And he’s on the hook for billions still. Going to need a lot more whomps.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

Lol.