Both Musk and his MAGA critics are wrong about free speech on microblog platform X
Elon Musk is in a free-speech fight over his decision to demonetize the content of some far-right ‘Make America Great Again’ critics who disagreed with his immigration views on his social media platform X. Similarly, the US government could not censor your speech on social media without violating your First Amendment rights and the platform’s. Musk, for his part, has no leg to stand on when he says that “the First Amendment’s protection is for ‘free speech,’ not ‘paid speech’ ffs." The upshot is that if we want to be honest and accurate, we should recognize that free speech on social media means the First Amendment right of users and the platform to speak jointly and without government censorship. Otherwise, we may forget how the new free speech really works in America—and lose the very First Amendment rights that Americans hold dear.
'Free speech is cancelled': Observers alarmed by key Trump ally's latest statement
Discover Related
‘Troubling’: Elon Musk signals displeasure with new Trump White House move
Maga is in meltdown – but the adolescent bad-mouthing has to stop
Trouble in White House: Elon Musk slams main man behind Trump tariffs
EU 'prepares to hit Elon Musk with potential $1 BILLION fine for breaking disinformation laws'
A Few Takeaways From Elon Musk’s Utter Humiliation in Wisconsin
Turkey fines Meta for refusing to suspend protest-linked accounts
'Can't take the heat': Elon Musk ridiculed on his own app over how he handled heckler
Judge rejects Elon Musk's bid to dismiss lawsuit over delayed Twitter investment disclosure
Elon Musk's xAI startup buys his social media platform X for $33 billion
'This is illegal': Critics slam Musk for 'bribing people to vote' in key WI race
Remember when it was the right that got outraged over ‘banned words’?
Musk's trans daughter chose Meta over DOGE chief's X: ‘Queen of Threads’
The Musk Effect: How the World’s Richest Man Is Reshaping Politics
Elon Musk plans a lawsuit against a US representative who called him ‘Nazi’
Elon Musk holds unprecedented Pentagon meeting, wants leakers prosecuted
DC Edit | Arbitrary curbs on social media, speech must end
Elon Musk's PAC Offers $100 To Wisconsin Voters Amid Heated Supreme Court Race
Elon Musk demands prosecutions of staff over Pentagon leaks to New York Times
Elon Musk's X sues union government over alleged censorship and IT Act violations
Elon Musk's X Questioned By IT Ministry Over Grok AI's Use Of Hindi Slang, Abuses