I'm far from the first to point this out, but it continues to be revealing to look at what kinds of "free speech" Elon Musk's X defends and what kinds it suppresses.
My newsletter today on Musk standing up for Bolsonaristas in Brazil, but not dissidents in Modi's India or Erdogan's Turkey: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/10/elon-musk-picks-his-speech-battle/
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2024-04-10 14:55:23
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