I don't think journalists (in general) -- and certainly not the organizations they work for -- fully understand the threat Musk represents to the future of free expression and journalism itself.
Begging him to reinstate the banned accounts is pure folly. It is bended-knee supplication to a sociopath who now controls a powerful media company. But the power of his company depends in no small degree on keeping journalists there.
Leave. Now.
@dangillmor As Eric Blair @protecttruth posted: "The whole point was for an autocratic oligarch to demonstrate control over journalists at big orgs, so they — and their execs — will think twice about criticizing Musk in future. And it seems to be working."
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@[email protected] The whole point was for an autocratic oligarch to demonstrate control over journalists at big orgs, so they — and their execs — will think twice about criticizing Musk in future. And it seems to be working.
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It is why power toys like these should not be allowed in the hands of private enterprise. It is highly naive as we see. And yes indeed, there seems an agenda behind this and that seems to be to break free speech and opposition. It cannot be allowed to succeed.
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I get the idea of public domain. Frankly, having lived most of my life in Venezuela, I’ve been witness to how hard is to have lasting institutions that respect the independence of a public domain without trying to control it.
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