{"id":89953,"date":"2022-03-27T17:09:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T11:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/elon-musk-on-twitter-censorship-undermining-democracy\/"},"modified":"2022-03-27T17:11:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T11:41:02","slug":"elon-musk-discusses-twitter-censorship-and-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/elon-musk-discusses-twitter-censorship-and-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk discusses Twitter Censorship and Democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Friday, Elon Musk argued that Twitter was the best way to communicate. \u201cundermines democracy\u201d with its restrictions on users\u2019 posts and suggested that a \u201cnew platform\u201dThis might be required. <\/p>\n

Tesla founder, Nikola Tesla, joined the discussion on censorship on major social networking platforms. He first posted a Twitter poll on the topic: \u201cFree speech is essential to a functioning democracy. Do you believe Twitter rigorously adheres to this principle?\u201d<\/p>\n

Roughly 70% of Musk\u2019s 79.2 million followers soon weighed in with a resounding \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Musk will be following the results. Write<\/a>, \u201cGiven that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere to free speech principles fundamentally undermines democracy. What should be done?\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cIs a new platform needed?\u201d<\/p>\n

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While some of the SpaceX founder\u2019s followers Call on<\/a>He bought Twitter. Others joked that it was a bad idea. Removing the platform<\/a> altogether.<\/p>\n

Censorship<\/a>Twitter has been a hot topic of discussion for years, especially in conservative circles. accuse<\/a>The platform of a liberal bias in crackingdown against users for violating terms of service. After the Capitol Insurrection, the issue of censorship was brought to a head. Permanent ban<\/a>Donald Trump was the former president Citation<\/a> \u201cthe risk of further incitement of violence.\u201d<\/p>\n

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