I would argue, Elon Musk's free speech advocacy was never so much an expression of personal values as it was a potential generator of shareholder value. It's a sales pitch, and as such, it is only useful up and until the point where it threatens things like ad revenue. X (formerly Twitter), under his ownership, has primarily been marketed as one of the few remaining bastions for free speech on the internet. While it has, in many ways since his purchase of the company, been more open and less restricted than platforms like YouTube and Facebook .... let's be real: that's an exceedingly low bar to have to clear. I'm no fan of Musk, but I've also given him credit where credit was due, most notably and especially with the release of the Twitter Files. That being said, I get at least as exasperated by people who worship Musk as some kind of capitalist savior or John Galt type visionary, as I do by the liberal morons who regard him as some kind of arch-villain, enemy of "liberal" orthodoxy and "woke" shibboleths. If and when decisions must be made as to whether profits OR speech (or anything else for that matter) will be prioritized, you would be exceedingly naive to believe Musk would EVER prioritize anything above profits. Elon Musk is only an advocate of free speech to the extent that it has the potential to maximize long-term profits. The MINUTE his money is threatened -- as with this situation -- he caves, and always will cave, on his so-called commitment to the right of free speech.
I would argue, Elon Musk's free speech advocacy was never so much an expression of personal values as it was a potential generator of shareholder value. It's a sales pitch, and as such, it is only useful up and until the point where it threatens things like ad revenue. X (formerly Twitter), under his ownership, has primarily been marketed as one of the few remaining bastions for free speech on the internet. While it has, in many ways since his purchase of the company, been more open and less restricted than platforms like YouTube and Facebook .... let's be real: that's an exceedingly low bar to have to clear. I'm no fan of Musk, but I've also given him credit where credit was due, most notably and especially with the release of the Twitter Files. That being said, I get at least as exasperated by people who worship Musk as some kind of capitalist savior or John Galt type visionary, as I do by the liberal morons who regard him as some kind of arch-villain, enemy of "liberal" orthodoxy and "woke" shibboleths. If and when decisions must be made as to whether profits OR speech (or anything else for that matter) will be prioritized, you would be exceedingly naive to believe Musk would EVER prioritize anything above profits. Elon Musk is only an advocate of free speech to the extent that it has the potential to maximize long-term profits. The MINUTE his money is threatened -- as with this situation -- he caves, and always will cave, on his so-called commitment to the right of free speech.
@FLOMBARDIMUSIC Dude, anything good about Twitter is just an unexpected byproduct from a feud autistic Tony Stark is having with the govt or another billionaire