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“Be Afraid, be Actually Afraid”: Reporters Panic at Twitter Restoring Free Speech
Posted on 10/5/22 at 5:16 pm
Posted on 10/5/22 at 5:16 pm
Jonathan Turley.Org
“Be afraid, be actually afraid.” Those words from former Politico Magazine editor Garrett M. Graff captures the hyperventilation in the media this week. No it is not Vladimir Putin’s threat of unleashing a nuclear war or the word that our national debt has reached a staggering $31 trillion. No, it is the news that Elon Musk may go forward with the purchase of Twitter and . . . [trigger warning] . . . free speech protections might be restored on the platform. The pearl-clutching of various media and academic figures shows how engrained the censorship culture has become in the United States.
After Musk indicated that he was going forward, the Twitter stock quickly soared. The news that Musk might bring an end to Twitter’s extensive censorship system had previously drawn people back to the platform. However, the media is in full panic mode that the control over speech could be loosened with Musk. Twitter employees also previously panicked at the thought that they might lose some of their control over the speech of others.
NBC News reporter Ben Collins quickly raised the most immediate concern that the sudden ability to speak freely on Twitter could impact the midterm elections: “For those of you asking: Yes, I do think this site can and will change pretty dramatically if Musk gets full control over it. No, there is no immediate replacement. If it gets done early enough, based on the people he’s aligned with, yes, it could actually affect midterms.”
Consider that for a second: the loss of control over political speech could mean a loss of control over the midterm elections. There is, of course, no concern by Collins that Twitter (and other social media companies) have long been “aligned” with Democrats and the Biden Administration.
NPR editor Neela Banerjee retweeted and echoed his concern about “the broader implications for the rest of us of a Musk takeover of Twitter.” Others joined in on the collective panic that there could be a loss of control over what people say on social media.
“Be afraid, be actually afraid.” Those words from former Politico Magazine editor Garrett M. Graff captures the hyperventilation in the media this week. No it is not Vladimir Putin’s threat of unleashing a nuclear war or the word that our national debt has reached a staggering $31 trillion. No, it is the news that Elon Musk may go forward with the purchase of Twitter and . . . [trigger warning] . . . free speech protections might be restored on the platform. The pearl-clutching of various media and academic figures shows how engrained the censorship culture has become in the United States. After Musk indicated that he was going forward, the Twitter stock quickly soared. The news that Musk might bring an end to Twitter’s extensive censorship system had previously drawn people back to the platform. However, the media is in full panic mode that the control over speech could be loosened with Musk. Twitter employees also previously panicked at the thought that they might lose some of their control over the speech of others.
NBC News reporter Ben Collins quickly raised the most immediate concern that the sudden ability to speak freely on Twitter could impact the midterm elections: “For those of you asking: Yes, I do think this site can and will change pretty dramatically if Musk gets full control over it. No, there is no immediate replacement. If it gets done early enough, based on the people he’s aligned with, yes, it could actually affect midterms.”
Consider that for a second: the loss of control over political speech could mean a loss of control over the midterm elections. There is, of course, no concern by Collins that Twitter (and other social media companies) have long been “aligned” with Democrats and the Biden Administration.
NPR editor Neela Banerjee retweeted and echoed his concern about “the broader implications for the rest of us of a Musk takeover of Twitter.” Others joined in on the collective panic that there could be a loss of control over what people say on social media.
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Posted on 10/5/22 at 5:34 pm to cajunangelle
quote:
NBC News reporter Ben Collins quickly raised the most immediate concern that the sudden ability to speak freely on Twitter could impact the midterm elections: “For those of you asking: Yes, I do think this site can and will change pretty dramatically if Musk gets full control over it. No, there is no immediate replacement. If it gets done early enough, based on the people he’s aligned with, yes, it could actually affect midterms.”
This is tacit proof that without Musks efforts restore free speech on the platform that twitter is nothing more than propaganda to sway elections toward progressives.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 5:36 pm to cajunangelle
quote:free speech? the horror. That's where we are folks.
Others joined in on the collective panic that there could be a loss of control over what people say on social media.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 5:40 pm to cajunangelle
quote:
If it gets done early enough, based on the people he’s aligned with, yes, it could actually affect midterms.”
So, logically, that means Twitter is CURRENTLY affecting the midterms - but in a way this idiot approves of.
What a fricking self own.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 6:33 pm to cajunangelle
There has been an information war going on for some time now
Posted on 10/5/22 at 6:33 pm to cajunangelle
quote:
Consider that for a second: the loss of control over political speech could mean a loss of control over the midterm elections.
And the reverse of that means "...the possession of control over political speech could mean the possession of control over the midterm elections." Losing that control is what the leftist, progressive Democrats and Twitter fear the most. Up to and continuing through now, possessing that control has been the status quo. That's the bottom line.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 6:35 pm to cajunangelle
Oh no! Free speech!? The humanity.
Seriously WTH is wrong with this picture?
Seriously WTH is wrong with this picture?
Posted on 10/5/22 at 6:36 pm to cajunangelle
I love it
Posted on 10/5/22 at 6:41 pm to UncleFestersLegs
quote:
free speech? the horror. That's where we are folks.
They’re only in favor of free speech they agree with.
Here’s a hint, if your political views don’t stand up to rigorous free debate they are the wrong views.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 6:43 pm to cajunangelle
They'll finally get to see what the masses think about their articles.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 6:44 pm to cajunangelle
Speech is still free.
Thought, not so much.
Thought, not so much.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 6:52 pm to cajunangelle
It's about establishment narrative control.
Propagandists who espouse the establishment narratives fricking hate free speech.
Twitter has been a utopia for establishment propaganda and controlling narratives.
Get rid of the bot army, get rid of government involvement and get rid of the heavy censorship on wrongthink, and Twitter will basically become like this forum. Wokeness (the facade that establishment propaganda is hiding under) in social media, in particular, can only survive through censoring every other opinion and belief.
Propagandists who espouse the establishment narratives fricking hate free speech.
Twitter has been a utopia for establishment propaganda and controlling narratives.
Get rid of the bot army, get rid of government involvement and get rid of the heavy censorship on wrongthink, and Twitter will basically become like this forum. Wokeness (the facade that establishment propaganda is hiding under) in social media, in particular, can only survive through censoring every other opinion and belief.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 6:53 pm to cajunangelle
They're scared of free speech! 
Posted on 10/5/22 at 7:17 pm to cajunangelle
Soooooo
More mean tweets!
More mean tweets!
Posted on 10/5/22 at 7:51 pm to cajunangelle
On a platform that allows literal porn, they are worried about words...
Posted on 10/5/22 at 8:11 pm to cajunangelle
I don't want to hear it.
I don't want to hear a single thing from these people about "misinformation" on twitter.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 8:14 pm to AlxTgr
When the news first broke earlier in the year that Musk was going to buy Twitter, several of its employees were quoted as saying that they were communists & did not believe in capitalism, i.e. they could care less about company profits. Not hard to figure out what their take on free speech is all about. They also admitted that they were only working 6-8 hrs a week. Hopefully they'll be the first to be let go.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 9:32 pm to cajunangelle
quote:If your agenda can only survive if other ideas are censored, your agenda sucks.
“Be afraid, be actually afraid.” Those words from former Politico Magazine editor Garrett M. Graff
This post was edited on 10/5/22 at 9:33 pm
Posted on 10/6/22 at 6:00 am to cajunangelle
It was all fun and games using tongue in cheek capitalist arguments ("build your own Twitter") until a capitalist reminded them there are other ways to acquire a company other than starting one.
Posted on 10/6/22 at 6:02 am to cajunangelle
There’s not many things leftists both fear and hate more than actual free speech.
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