Mistakes have been made as the site evolves, but a free-for-all may not be the answer.
Musk has said that one of his main reasons for buying Twitter is to bring back free speech which he defined, in a Tweet as “that which matches the law,” adding “I am against censorship that goes far beyond the law.” Of course “law” depends on where you are. What’s legal in one country could be a major crime in another. The U.S. First Amendment, applies to the government, not private companies.
Some conservatives claim that Twitter is banning political speech, but, to this day, Trump’s own family members are among the millions of people on the right who continue to use the service to express their opinions. Trump was not kicked off for his beliefs but because of Twitter’s belief that his further use of the service would result in more bloodshed, which made sense considering what happened on Jan. 6.
Saying horrible things about people is usually not against U.S. law. Even hate speech is generally legal in the U.S., but certain types of hate speech are a crime elsewhere, especially in Europe, which has a history of antisemitic and other hate speech contributing to the holocaust. But just because something is legal doesn’t mean it’s appropriate. Ask yourself what you would do if someone came to your home or business, spewing a racist and antisemitic rant.
Again, I don’t know what Musk might do if he is successful in acquiring Twitter, but there are things he could do to improve the service. Count me in when it comes to his desire to add an “edit button.” I also agree with his desire to open up Twitter’s algorithms to public scrutiny.
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