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X Bans and Then Unbans Journalists and Podcasters in Latest Free Speech Massacre

submitted by ceejay+(OP) on 2024-01-09 18:40:51 | 79 points 80 comments
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27. dist-e+fb[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-01-09 19:33:17
>>bigyik+u6
But when he got Community Noted he called it state sponsored action:

> Interesting. This Note is being gamed by state actors. Will be helpful in figuring who they are. Thanks for jumping in the honey pot, guys lmao!

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1733882978781053383

37. greeni+Bc[view] [source] 2024-01-09 19:39:53
>>ceejay+(OP)
first discussed then flagged here: >>38927699
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42. IntelM+0d[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-01-09 19:40:52
>>bigyik+u6
He also has the ability to delete them off his tweets (and presumably others he agrees with)

It's a rigged system but seeing idiots and liars get smacked upside the head [1] in a public way is definitely helpful

[1] https://i.redd.it/a7xye7gjbzac1.jpeg

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50. threes+8e[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-01-09 19:45:20
>>throwa+n7
Twitter's bot system is fundamentally broken right now.

If you look here you can see OpenAI being used en-masse across the platform all blue-ticked indicating that they will not be flagged as spam. And showing exactly what Musk said would not happen when he changed what blue-tick meant.

https://www.threads.net/@parkermolloy/post/C14qS_CJp8q

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51. consum+le[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-01-09 19:45:52
>>zzzeek+Jd
The idea of the firehose of falsehood predates Trump.

> The Russian "Firehose of Falsehood" Propaganda Model

> Why It Might Work and Options to Counter It

https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PE198.html

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52. roywig+6f[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-01-09 19:48:31
>>brando+U9
He doesn't seem to be exactly eager to comply with various European laws:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/eu-investigates-x-over-po...

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54. zzzeek+uf[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-01-09 19:50:06
>>theman+3b
> 1. You have no right to hate speak.

you have the right to hate speak. Hate speak all you like!

>2. Companies don't have to give you a platform.

they dont!

> 3. It's not censorship unless the government is doing it!

you can use the word "censorship" anywhere, it's just if you are going to claim First Amendment rights, then only the government is involved there.

> How about instead we learn that if we censor and silence critics that the same tactics will be used by the other side, and a civilized society this does not make.

Re: hate speech, Popper would disagree with you: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance

58. drak0n+Mg[view] [source] 2024-01-09 19:55:57
>>ceejay+(OP)
It's a private platform. Freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom from consequences. [XKCD showing affected pundits the door] https://xkcd.com/1357/
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