Yes, you are limiting your own ability to see a poster. Twitter's ignore limits someone else's ability to see. That's why it seems more restrictive to me.
I don't think you understand the concept of free speech.so much for "free speech." Uh huh.
Elon Musk Blocks Public Citizen, Raising A Kerfuffle About Free Speech On Twitter
Elon Musk blocked the consumer advocacy organization Public Citizen on Twitter, leading many to question how exactly he defines free speech on the platform.news.knowyourmeme.com
No, that will take up to six months.
Why do you think those are mutually exclusive?
It shows nothing of the sort. You must know that.
Because as soon as censorship behooves him or his ego, he'll take it.
Ever put someone on your "ignore list" here on DP? If you did, did you censor and cancel that person?
I don't see any evidence of that. In fact, I think being a self-styled champion of free speech seems to be feeding his ego.
He has acted against people expressing themselves. He's not really a champion of free speech. He's a champion of himself.
Cite?
www.cnbc.com
So he blocked an someone from following him on his twitter account. Hardly censorship. If anything he's protecting himself from reading commits on his personal page not blocking them from all of twitter. IF I don't want to read material I find offensive, I don't pick it up, I don't go to the book store and buy the book.so much for "free speech." Uh huh.
Elon Musk Blocks Public Citizen, Raising A Kerfuffle About Free Speech On Twitter
Elon Musk blocked the consumer advocacy organization Public Citizen on Twitter, leading many to question how exactly he defines free speech on the platform.
IMO, that cite makes a poor argument. Voluntary confidentiality agreements, seeking damages for libel/slander, and arguing with the press are not restrictions on free speech (or even close). Which example(s) in that article do you think reasonably call into question his commitment to free speech (and why)?Elon Musk says he wants free speech, but his track record suggests otherwise
Musk's free speech advocacy seems to apply mostly to his own speech or that of his fans and promoters.
Trying to control the narrative, firing employees for speaking out, trying to edit any article about him.
The rub here will be when that same argument is scaled up to the enterprise level. A social media company is providing an environment, and its ad sales are dependent on that environment being safe for advertisers. Where free speech and ad revenue collide is when that speech creates an environment advertisers don't want to spend money in; that's when companies start developing ToS that "ignore" the speech that makes their platform less desirable. Twitter's business model isn't based on being a free speech platform.
Those are simply not free speech issues.
No, it's not flawed. A Twitter block is similar to a DP ignore (and a DP ignore is a perfect match for a Twitter mute). Me saying "I do not want to see or hear what you say" is not me censoring you in any way, shape, or form. Similarly, you do not have the freedom to hear or see what I say if I do not wish you to.
Please, you're gainsaying at this point.
he is only for free speech if it concerns HIM.
