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dont_forget_me ◴[] No.41409260[source]
It saddens me the Brasil banned X because of racism, anti-semitism and hate-speech. But X is still not banned in the west.

At some point we have to come to this realization in the west that absolutism is never the answer. Free speech is good upto certain extent, the way it was at Twitter before the rich and powerful took over. Moreover, it is content moderation and it doesn't have anything to do with free speech.

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1. diogocp ◴[] No.41409316[source]
> Free speech is good upto certain extent

Up to the extent that you agree with it?

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2. timeon ◴[] No.41409346[source]
That seems to be current model for Twitter.
3. chomp ◴[] No.41409932[source]
Works for free speech absolutist Elon Musk?
4. chipdart ◴[] No.41410333[source]
> Up to the extent that you agree with it?

That's the norm in Elon Musk's Twitter. Since his takeover, content like white supremacy, antisemitism, and industrial state-level propaganda operations from fascist and totalitarian regimes is perfectly ok to publish on that platform. Criticism of Elon Musk or fascist regimes, however, is completely different.

Elon Musk's Twitter was also caught hardcoding censorship and throttling of both pro-Ukraine discussions and users who published pro-Ukraine content. Russian bots however have free reign.

More importantly, Elon Musk's Twitter is finding itself in trouble in Brasil not because of censorship, but because Elon Musk made it his point to go to great extents to avoid even appointing a legal representative to handle complains of illegal activity. This isn't even about censorship, but complying with basic legal requirements. It's like bitching that having to pay taxes is persecuting based on free speech just because you refuse to even file a form.

5. croes ◴[] No.41413097[source]
When you want to overthrow the government and a military coup d'état because you don't like the election outcome.
6. throwadobe ◴[] No.41413468[source]
Up to the extent it doesn't infringe on other people's rights, according to the Brazilian constitution, including the right not to be discriminated against.