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Musk's mistake, as others mention, was positioning himself as a free speech absolutist, which was a promise he could not possibly keep, nor did he really want to. He's following the same sort of approach as other tech CEOs.

>>paulpa+(OP)
Sure, but most people are self-aware, or just aware, enough not to claim to be one.

edit: the parent comment has been edited since my reply, it used to make a bit more sense.

>>paulpa+(OP)
He seems to spout a lot of things about free speech, and about how Twitter is the only place to get your voice heard without censorship, etc. But if a journalist crosses him or pens an article that paints one of his companies in a negative light... they're gone.

>>paulpa+(OP)
>but who is

The guy who runs GAB, pretty much everything that's not pornography is allowed there.

>>consum+s
there is of course a model for making completely outrageous, easily disproven assertions and running with them without ever having to walk them back, and it's called Donald Trump. Musk keeps trying to use the same playbook but lacks the skills.

>>zzzeek+89
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

>>paulpa+(OP)
How can people still be on the free speech narrative? PG and a lot of other famous people got punished just for the mere mention of 3rd-tier chat platforms.

Imagine you're setting a standard on free speech and you draw the line at the mention of Mastodon.