Police State UK4d ago

"To the “Twitter Files” crowd and the self-anointed “free speech absolutists,” the mere existence of government officials simply requesting private companies to look at terms of service violations was a sign of the end of the Republic."

#USPol #Censorship #FreeSpeech

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/18/the-most-massive-attack-on-free-speech-is-happening-right-now-and-the-twitter-files-crew-is-mighty-quiet/

The ‘Most Massive Attack On Free Speech’ Is Happening Right Now, And The Twitter Files Crew Is Mighty Quiet

For the last five years, we had to endure an endless, breathless parade of hyperbole regarding the so-called “censorship industrial complex.” We were told, repeatedly and at high volume…

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"This is the government effectively admitting that its demands are legally baseless. They are relying on the high cost of litigation to intimidate both the companies and the individuals. It is a bluff backed by the seal of the Department of Homeland Security. And this brings us to the most glaring hypocrisy of the current moment: the absolute silence of Elon #Musk and X."

#Xitter

Feb 20 at 9:31pmWeb