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So Elon bought the twitter....

Is it to preserve free speech?


Yes
4.8%
No
38.1%
Bacon
42.9%
Vehical
14.3%
Total votes: 21
April 25, 2022, 1:55 p.m.
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Think its really about free speech?

Thoughts?

Pastor of Muppets

April 25, 2022, 2:18 p.m.
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Posted by: three-sheets

Think its really about free speech?

Thoughts?

Since no one's right to free speech is being violated by Twitter, no, I don't think it's about free speech. It's about reducing moderation on a social media platform for whichever causes Papa Elon decides.

It will be interesting to see how far Musk takes it. I'm hoping for a full unmoderated platform, see how deep this sewer can get before we wake up to the fact that Social Media platforms should be nuked from orbit.


 Last edited by: Schnickelfritz on April 25, 2022, 3:23 p.m., edited 1 time in total.
April 25, 2022, 2:18 p.m.
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Something about it makes me feel uneasy, cause that's a lot of $$$ to drop on "free" speech.

April 25, 2022, 2:20 p.m.
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His record on "free" speech when he doesn't like the content isn't good.

April 25, 2022, 3:01 p.m.
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Posted by: Vikb

His record on "free" speech when he doesn't like the content isn't good.

Bingo. It's not free speech it's what Elon thinks should said and heard.

April 25, 2022, 3:21 p.m.
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If he follows through Nazis will be all high fives and fist pumps.

April 25, 2022, 3:28 p.m.
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Joined: Feb. 19, 2003

Elon is the last person we need as the self-proclaimed champion of "free speech"

April 25, 2022, 3:31 p.m.
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Joined: Feb. 2, 2021

Probably buying it so that next time he pumps and dumps, he can delete the evidence before the SEC catches him.

April 25, 2022, 3:37 p.m.
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Joined: Nov. 19, 2002

He's probably going to unban Trump.

April 25, 2022, 3:40 p.m.
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It's foolish to believe this is anything but an opportunity to  manipulate massive amounts of  people.

April 25, 2022, 5:02 p.m.
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Posted by: switch

He's probably going to unban Trump.

That might be a net positive.  The one thing that could help rally democratic turnout for the midterms is reminding people of the alternative.

April 25, 2022, 8:12 p.m.
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Joined: Nov. 20, 2002

What is "vehical"

April 25, 2022, 8:39 p.m.
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Joined: Dec. 30, 2002

It'll be interesting to see how everyone reacts to "free speech" (which we dont have here on the nbr anymores). Where would he start - a blanket unbanning of bans? Maybe he turns in Oprah and everyone gets a bluecheck mark?

If you're thinking this isnt about free speech, youre probably right since there's so much information to be had from the backend aside from the algo's and bot's.

And just on the note of unbanning Trump, I'd lol if Elon claimed to have found evidence of fraud in 2020 in/on their servers.

April 25, 2022, 8:41 p.m.
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Posted by: KenN

What is "vehical"

Something that drives the other guy with a name similar to yours, crazy?

April 25, 2022, 9:47 p.m.
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Joined: June 17, 2016

We're expecting an offer from Elon on NBR any day now.

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