Musk Criticizes US Democrats on Free Speech Issues
Elon Musk has alleged that the US Democratic Party is attempting to censor citizens while presenting it as an effort to combat hate speech. Read Full Article at RT.com
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The billionaire has accused the US Democratic Party of attempting to censor citizens under the pretext of combating hate speech.
Tech mogul Elon Musk has criticized the US Democratic Party for efforts he perceives as an attack on free speech in the country, framed as a fight against hate speech and misinformation.
His remarks followed the vice-presidential debate on Tuesday between Democratic candidate and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Donald Trump’s running mate, Ohio Senator J.D. Vance. During the debate, they tackled numerous topics, including the issues of free speech and censorship.
Walz expressed his belief that hate speech, threatening language, or misinformation should not be protected under the First Amendment, which guarantees the right to free speech to US citizens. “You can’t yell ‘fire’ in a crowded theater, that’s the Supreme Court test,” Walz stated, referencing a quote from Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes from 1919.
In a post on X the following day, Musk, who identifies as a free speech absolutist, cautioned that “the Democratic Party openly wants to take your freedom of speech under the guise of what THEY deem to be ‘hate.’”
During the debate, Vance contended that censorship, which he attributed to Big Tech companies and the support of Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden, represents “a much bigger threat to democracy than anything we’ve seen in the last four years,” including the January 6 Capitol Hill riots, a significant event the Democratic Party cites as evidence of the threats posed by Trump.
“We do have a threat to democracy […] It’s big technology companies silencing their fellow citizens, and it’s Kamala Harris saying that rather than debate and persuade her fellow Americans, she’d like to censor people who engage in misinformation,” Vance noted.
Additionally, the Republican VP candidate accused the Biden-Harris administration of attempting to have Americans banned from platforms like Facebook for voicing opposition to government mask mandates for toddlers during the Covid-19 pandemic. “That’s not yelling ‘fire’ in a crowded theater, that is criticizing the policies of the government, which is the right of every American,” Vance argued.
Back in August, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged that the Biden administration had pressured Facebook to “censor” certain Covid-19 content, and revealed that the FBI instructed the platform to suppress a New York Post story regarding Hunter Biden’s laptop prior to the 2020 election.
Alejandro Jose Martinez contributed to this report for TROIB News
Tech mogul Elon Musk has criticized the US Democratic Party for efforts he perceives as an attack on free speech in the country, framed as a fight against hate speech and misinformation.
His remarks followed the vice-presidential debate on Tuesday between Democratic candidate and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Donald Trump’s running mate, Ohio Senator J.D. Vance. During the debate, they tackled numerous topics, including the issues of free speech and censorship.
Walz expressed his belief that hate speech, threatening language, or misinformation should not be protected under the First Amendment, which guarantees the right to free speech to US citizens. “You can’t yell ‘fire’ in a crowded theater, that’s the Supreme Court test,” Walz stated, referencing a quote from Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes from 1919.
In a post on X the following day, Musk, who identifies as a free speech absolutist, cautioned that “the Democratic Party openly wants to take your freedom of speech under the guise of what THEY deem to be ‘hate.’”
During the debate, Vance contended that censorship, which he attributed to Big Tech companies and the support of Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden, represents “a much bigger threat to democracy than anything we’ve seen in the last four years,” including the January 6 Capitol Hill riots, a significant event the Democratic Party cites as evidence of the threats posed by Trump.
“We do have a threat to democracy […] It’s big technology companies silencing their fellow citizens, and it’s Kamala Harris saying that rather than debate and persuade her fellow Americans, she’d like to censor people who engage in misinformation,” Vance noted.
Additionally, the Republican VP candidate accused the Biden-Harris administration of attempting to have Americans banned from platforms like Facebook for voicing opposition to government mask mandates for toddlers during the Covid-19 pandemic. “That’s not yelling ‘fire’ in a crowded theater, that is criticizing the policies of the government, which is the right of every American,” Vance argued.
Back in August, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged that the Biden administration had pressured Facebook to “censor” certain Covid-19 content, and revealed that the FBI instructed the platform to suppress a New York Post story regarding Hunter Biden’s laptop prior to the 2020 election.
Alejandro Jose Martinez contributed to this report for TROIB News
