Dear Dingo:
I'm concerned that Elon Musk is a sheltered rich guy--Don't believe he understands that giving miscreants a megaphone (like Twitter) may harm democracy more than help it. Does he think he is some kind of Libertarian or just naive?
Answer:
Back when I lived in Alaska, one of the most outspoken libertarians in the Mat-Su Valley, freaked out when their neighbor's pit bull attacked and killed their dog-- all of a sudden this guy was talking leash laws, breed restrictions, rules, rules, rules...
Since that time, we have a household saying--"a libertarian is just someone who hasn't had their dog killed yet".
Pretty sure Elon does not have a dog, so that wouldn't have much of an effect on him. How about he takes five minutes out of his ADHD fueled existence to read about: Hannah Arendt, German born philosopher, who escaped Nazi Germany?
Or I'll spell it out for you--Hannah argued (and lived through) a simple truth: there is no real line between free speech and propaganda. Nazi "free speech" in effect lead to the Holocaust.
Speech was allowed to dehumanize others. Mocking, blaming, over and over...
In modern America, "free speech" has become a euphemism for money-- morally vacant and profit driven.
Boring, honest, science, facts = less money. No emotion means no click bait.
Amusing, emotional, anger driven or high jinks =Yes, please! Profit time!
After a quick search, most trending topics of 2022: digital twin, fasting tea, cat toothpaste and drunk elephant. There you have it folks, your well informed electorate, primed for propaganda.
