Musk Reverses Censorship Stance

  • 10 months ago
Elon Musk's stance on censorship and free speech on social media has shifted since becoming head of Twitter. Musk approved a significantly higher number of requests for content censorship from authoritarian governments like Turkey and India compared to before his tenure began. This contradicts his previous statement where he claimed he would only comply with government requests to censor content "at gunpoint." When a Bloomberg columnist shared an article quoting Musk as a "free speech absolutist," Musk responded defensively, stating that Twitter had no choice in censorship. Musk has made past statements about being a free speech absolutist, which has attracted scrutiny due to his alleged retaliation against critics and former employees on Twitter.

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