{"id":1437525,"date":"2022-04-14T11:41:39","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T15:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1437525"},"modified":"2022-04-14T11:42:05","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T15:42:05","slug":"liberals-decry-free-speech-as-a-threat-to-democracy-because-musk-offers-in-order-to-buy-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberals-decry-free-speech-as-a-threat-to-democracy-because-musk-offers-in-order-to-buy-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberals Decry Free Speech As A Threat To Democracy Because Musk Offers In order to Buy Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fliberals-decry-free-speech-as-a-threat-to-democracy-because-musk-offers-in-order-to-buy-twitter%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1437525&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Leftists are decrying free speech as a threat to democracy after Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced Thursday he offered to buy Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post opinion columnist Max Boot tweeted he is \u201cfrightened by the impact on society and politics if Elon Musk acquires Twitter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe seems to believe that on social media anything goes. For democracy to survive, we need more content moderation, not less,\u201d Boot added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I am frightened by the impact on society and politics if Elon Musk acquires Twitter. He seems to believe that on social media anything goes. For democracy to survive, we need more content moderation, not less.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Max Boot \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@MaxBoot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaxBoot\/status\/1514570168730636290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>MSNBC political analyst Anand Giridharadas compared Musk to an \u201cinvader\u201d and criticized Musk\u2019s promise to \u201cunlock\u201d Twitter\u2019s potential.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Every invader in history has promised to unlock the potential of what they were invading. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vVfjSdrBKT\">https:\/\/t.co\/vVfjSdrBKT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anand Giridharadas @ The.Ink (@AnandWrites) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnandWrites\/status\/1514566790654824449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Salon writer Matthew Rozsa <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MatthewRozsa\/status\/1514582899651194891?s=20&#038;t=lYmEao6PgOP6D7qAQlwEBA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> while he cares about freedom, he also cares about \u201cfactual precision\u201d and said that Musk\u2019s \u201cattempted takeover of Twitter is a threat to the free world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The USA Singers, who describe themselves as musicians who \u201cstand with Democracy,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheUSASingers\/status\/1514596619345354752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">suggested<\/a> Twitter should tell Musk to \u201cgo fuck himself, then delete his account.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s how you deal with an out of control narcissistic bully.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Duty To Warn, a group that describes themselves as mental health professionals warning about so-called \u201cTrumpISM,\u201d said Musk would \u201cdelete democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Who cares if you threaten to delete Twitter if Elon Musk\u2019s hostile takeover succeeds?<br \/>Musk will delete democracy.<br \/>If narcissistic right-wing billionaires control media, they control minds, elections and the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Duty To Warn \ud83d\udd09 (@duty2warn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/duty2warn\/status\/1514589355414806529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf narcissistic right-wing billionaires control media, they control minds, elections and the world,\u201d the group tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic operative Jon Cooper <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joncoopertweets\/status\/1514603868537061389?s=20&#038;t=lYmEao6PgOP6D7qAQlwEBA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">urged<\/a> Twitter users to \u201cstart a GoFundMe REAL fast to outbid Elon Musk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whitney Dawn Carlson, who works in communications for the National WIC Association, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whitneydawn\/status\/1514571632597250053?s=20&#038;t=lYmEao6PgOP6D7qAQlwEBA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> a simple \u201cfuck you @elonmusk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Axios, which styles itself as objective news, outright called Elon Musk a \u201csupervillain\u201d and a \u201cgoblin\u201d for attempting to bring free speech to Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe world\u2019s richest man \u2013 someone who used to be compared to Marvel\u2019s Iron Man \u2013 is increasingly behaving like a movie supervillain, commanding seemingly unlimited resources with which to finance his mischief-making.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The world\u2019s richest man \u2014 someone who used to be compared to Marvel\u2019s Iron Man \u2014 is increasingly behaving like a movie supervillain, commanding seemingly unlimited resources with which to finance his mischief-making. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V0hL78zHrq\">https:\/\/t.co\/V0hL78zHrq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Axios (@axios) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axios\/status\/1514610430194315274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, Jeff Jarvis, a professor at CUNY\u2019s Newmark Journalism School, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeffjarvis\/status\/1514578609754812419?s=20&#038;t=8vC6KbI-tiY5_w4516p4ag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> Twitter \u201cfeels like the last evening in a Berlin nightclub at the twilight of Weimar Germany.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/04\/13\/twitter-elon-musk-sec-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Musk<\/a> offered to buy Twitter for $43.4 billion after rejecting a seat on the board. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/04\/07\/twitter-employees-worried-elon-musk-unleash-free-speech-reinstate-donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: REPORT: Twitter Employees Are Worried Elon Musk Will Unleash Free Speech, Possibly Paving The Way For Trump\u2019s Return)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe company will neither thrive nor serve this societal imperative in its current form,\u201d Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/04\/14\/elon-musk-offers-to-buy-twitter-for-more-than-40-billion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> in his offer. \u201cTwitter needs to be transformed as a private company.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a result, I am offering to buy 100% of Twitter for $54.20 per share in cash, a 54% premium over the day before I began investing in Twitter and a 38% premium over the day before my investment was publicly announced.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwitter has extraordinary potential. I will unlock it,\u201d Musk continued.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/04\/05\/musk-babylon-bee-buying-twitter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Musk<\/a> has <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1507259709224632344?s=20&#038;t=pj6uJLHZ6OA5AtLL8X0O-A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">questioned<\/a> whether Twitter \u201crigorously adheres to\u201d the principle of \u201cfree speech,\u201d with a poll he posted to Twitter finding 70.4% of respondents agreed Twitter does not adhere to free speech principles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere to free speech principles fundamentally undermines democracy,\u201d Musk then <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1507777261654605828?s=20&#038;t=xlvQQ7Re6bnZCqK7iFpOeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a>. \u201cWhat should be done?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/02\/elon-musk-joe-biden-state-of-the-union-tesla\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">billionaire<\/a> also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1507907130124222471?s=20&#038;t=Cim1W3l2Z_SCV-3DsFMahg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> he was \u201cgiving serious thought\u201d to creating a new platform with \u201cfree speech.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leftists are decrying free speech as a threat to democracy after Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced Thursday he offered to buy Twitter.The Washington Post opinion columnist Max Boot tweeted he<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1437525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1437525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1437525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1437525\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1437525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1437525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1437525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}