TTP Clips: Should Elon Musk buy Twitter?

[@40rtyp]

It's the town square and censorship is rampid.

[@Martial-Mat]

Free speech has always has limits and Twitter is a private company with no obligation to provide free speech in the first place, but a legal liability for commments that are made on its platform. It's an impossible position, but given that they depend upon advertisers to exist, they are 100% right to limit who can use their platform and what anyone can say.

[@TekShinji]

Yeah, I guess it's kind of the balance of what to allow in the town square and what not to.

[@40rtyp]

@@TekShinji that can be balanced with better speech always, no matter how vile or offensive someone makes something to be, better speech is the answer because it allows everyone to see both arguments, rationalize and come to THEIR own conclusions, ie think for themselves. We need to do that more. Censoring/shutting down discussions isn't the answer because no one learns anything and at that point, if anything it divides and has people staying in echoe chambers.

[@Martial-Mat]

@@TekShinji Where would YOU draw the line?

[@40rtyp]

@@Martial-Mat how does Twitter/ the powers at be know what is right especially with their well documented biases? Saudi Arabian board members understand Freedom of Speech? Actually hold share holders best interest?

[@Andrejsvantovitmamedjarov]

He should.

[@TekShinji]

Should what?

[@JZ_64]

there are ups and downs for him owning it. its not really a great platform and many are moving away from it it seems. i personally don't like it, needs updates to improve it imo. my opinion atleast.

[@Martial-Mat]

How would you improve Twitter?

[@TekShinji]

I wonder what they're going to do with the platform. And technically has not been profitable or at least not as much as it could be. Snapchat actually has a bigger market share.