The delayed websites include X’s online rivals Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky and Substack as well as Reuters and the New York Times, all of which Musk previously has singled out for ridicule or attack.
Advocating for free speech rights for a private American company to be beholden to is stupid because it misunderstands everything about free speech laws work and how companies and content moderation work.
Social media platforms have a liability shield. If they get to be completely faultless for everything that happens on their platform, why do they also get to control what happens on their platforms?
Because they built the platform. It’s not a public good (or a town square) — the company foots the bill so they get to decide what they do and don’t want people to use it for.
Social media platforms have a liability shield. If they get to be completely faultless for everything that happens on their platform, why do they also get to control what happens on their platforms?
Because they built the platform. It’s not a public good (or a town square) — the company foots the bill so they get to decide what they do and don’t want people to use it for.
Because it’s “their” platform.