“Twitter’s self-reported data shows that, under Musk, the company has complied with hundreds more government orders for censorship or surveillance — especially in countries such as Turkey and India.” Surprise! restofworld.org/2023/elon-musk…
@mehdirhasan I thought you didn't care about government pressure to censor Twitter?
@mehdirhasan Right wing extremist Elon loves an authoritarian leader.
@mehdirhasan My husband and I returned today from vacation in Egypt - were 2 days in Istanbul and no: I as a German, had no access in the hotel on my laptop, cell phone and tablet on @twitter!!!
@mehdirhasan I accuse Twitter of trying to follow the law!
@mehdirhasan @nickreeves9876 He’s not trying to change the word, he’s trying to ensure the world continues to favour people like him.
@mehdirhasan you mean he followed the law; unlike other social media and tech here that works in concert with the alphabet agencies to voluntarily assist them in going around the 4th amendment, which is actual collusion.
@mehdirhasan This is dishonest! Every country has their own laws and freedom of speech in the USA has a very different meaning than it might be in a place like South Africa for example.
@mehdirhasan SO ARE WE MAD ABOUT THIS OR ARE WE NOT MAD ABOUT THIS? IM TOO STUPID TO TELL SO PLS TELL ME IF THIS IS BAD OR GOOD
@mehdirhasan @elonmusk everything else can make sense, but this is a giant red flag. How much money does twitter really earn from India and Turkey? Is it more than the price for freedom from govt censors? Isn't it better to just close up shop? Folks who really want access will find a way 100%
@mehdirhasan What is google doing in china? Please let us know.