It's really unfortunate how so many of us react when we hear about a group that supposedly works for the safety of communities and immediately become suspicious. When I saw this from Twitter/X CEO Linda Yaccarino it sent up serious read flags.
Probably because before Elon Musk bought Twitter, many of us on the Right spent many years being censored, throttled, and ghosted in the name of 'community safety' which was really just the feds controlling what people could and couldn't see on social media.
Not to mention I'm curious which groups she's opening up lines with.
This can't be good for free speech, in my humble opinion.
JUST IN - CEO of X, Linda Yaccarino, says they "opened more lines of communication with groups dedicated to the safety of communities" and that "combating hate is a lifetime dedication."https://t.co/InyILAWwwN pic.twitter.com/poQYMddPgl
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) January 23, 2024
From the X Blog:
For all the good, there’s also a point when information independence crosses a line too, and that’s hate speech. We must all act now to combat hate as Elon firmly stated during the European Jewish Association's symposium. Sadly, since the October 7th terrorist attack antisemitism and hate speech have accelerated in the world. Hate speech completely corrodes our society, it divides people, and threatens the very order that affords us the lives we have. It’s all our duty to combat hate speech – in our communities and on every platform. Because freedom of speech and safety can and must coexist. And the future of democracy and the global economy depends on it.
Who decides what hate speech is? These groups? What if they decide anyone talking about the 'fortification' of the 2020 election is a traitor or is committing treason? How can any of them possibly expect us to trust them when it comes to safety? Especially when it's so obvious the bad actors in higher places used safety to hold us all down? See the lockdowns.
Looks like I'm not the only one who has her doubts:
Hate speech is any speech you don’t like
— The Dank Knight 🦇 (@capeandcowell) January 23, 2024
Combating hate?
— It is too late, you should have listened (@eX_ers) January 23, 2024
You mean like Alex Soros' not so veiled assassination threat against Donald Trump?
Even if hate speech existed (which it does not) and could be defined (which it can't) it would still be protected speech under the First Amendment.
— Dave (@davespace_) January 23, 2024
Hey @lindayaX can you have your new groups take a look into this? pic.twitter.com/1PkINqhzNp
— SS (@ss_scmb) January 23, 2024
Or is it (D)ifferent when they (D)o it?
