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$44 Billion Bet on Liberty: Can Elon Musk Restore Free Speech to Twitter?

Can the Tesla/SpaceX founder’s $44 billion investment restore free speech to the land of hate-speech moderation, Twitter jail, and algorithmic monitoring? 

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Pwned: Elon Musk’s $3 Billion Investment in Free Speech Terrorizes Twitter Staff

Should Twitter employees and users be afraid (very afraid) that Elon Musk now stands as the company’s largest shareholder and newest board member?

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Trump Wields Presidential Power to Threaten Twitter Over Fact-Check Labelling

When Twitter labelled a tweet by President Trump and linked to fact-checking sites, the president reacted by threatening to strongly regulate or shut down platforms that squelch free speech. Since then, he signed an executive order making such platforms liable to lawsuits the same as publishers when they exercise editorial decisions, rather than merely allow […]