Elon Musk

and ban accounts contrary to the law of Brazil and now we're somewhat stuck we're like wait a second we're reading the law and it says this is not allowed to happen and also that and giving us a gag order so like we're not allowed to say it's happening and we have to break the law and the judge is telling us to break the law the law is breaking the law that's where things get very difficult and we were actually banned in Brazil for a while because of that

and ban accounts contrary to the law of Brazil and now we're somewhat stuck we're like wait a second we're reading the law and it says this is not allowed to happen and also that and giving us a gag order so like we're not allowed to say it's happening and we have to break the law and the judge is telling us to break the law the law is breaking the law that's where things get very difficult and we were actually banned in Brazil for a while because of that

Yeah, that's right.

Yeah, that's right.

Once Twitter broke ranks, the others had to... It became very obvious what the others were doing.

Once Twitter broke ranks, the others had to... It became very obvious what the others were doing.

And so they had to mitigate their censorship substantially because of what Twitter did.

And so they had to mitigate their censorship substantially because of what Twitter did.

And perhaps to give them some credit, they also felt that they had the air cover to be more inclined towards free speech.

And perhaps to give them some credit, they also felt that they had the air cover to be more inclined towards free speech.

They still do a lot of sort of...

They still do a lot of sort of...

Yeah, there is there's been an overall global movement to suppress free speech under the name of in the guise of suppressing hate speech.

Yeah, there is there's been an overall global movement to suppress free speech under the name of in the guise of suppressing hate speech.

But then, you know, it's the problem with that is that

But then, you know, it's the problem with that is that

your freedom of speech only matters.

your freedom of speech only matters.

Um, if people are allowed to say things that you, that you don't like, or even that things that you hate, um, because, uh, if, if you're allowed to suppress speech that you don't like, uh, then, um, and you know, you don't have freedom of speech and it's only a matter of time before things switch around and then the shoes on the other foot and they will suppress you.

Um, if people are allowed to say things that you, that you don't like, or even that things that you hate, um, because, uh, if, if you're allowed to suppress speech that you don't like, uh, then, um, and you know, you don't have freedom of speech and it's only a matter of time before things switch around and then the shoes on the other foot and they will suppress you.