{"id":1922207,"date":"2023-05-01T16:27:47","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T20:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-slams-new-proposed-irish-hate-speech-laws\/"},"modified":"2023-05-01T16:29:39","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T20:29:39","slug":"elon-musk-slams-new-proposed-irish-hate-speech-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-slams-new-proposed-irish-hate-speech-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Slams New Proposed Irish \u201cHate Speech\u201d Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Felon-musk-slams-new-proposed-irish-hate-speech-laws%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=1922207&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--><h2>Elon Musk Slams Impending Hate Speech Laws in Ireland as &#8220;Massive Attack Against Freedom of Speech&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Tech billionaire and Twitter CEO Elon Musk has condemned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-slams-new-proposed-irish-hate-speech-laws\/\" title=\"Elon Musk Slams New Proposed Irish \u201cHate Speech\u201d Laws\">proposed hate speech laws<\/a> in Ireland, calling them a &#8220;massive attack against freedom of speech&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation would give Irish authorities the power to criminally convict individuals for a range of &#8220;hate&#8221; offences, including the possession of material that could &#8220;incite&#8221; hatred in others if disseminated. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-torch-and-pitchfork-mentality-run-amuck-guest-on-malzbergs-eat-the-press-discusses-the-cancel-culture-in-the-us-today\/\" title=\"\u201cThis is Torch and Pitchfork Mentality Run Amuck\u201d \u2013 Guest on Malzberg\u2019s \u201cEat the Press\u201d Discusses the Cancel Culture in the US Today\">proposed law<\/a> also allows the justice system to presume that a person in possession of such material intends to distribute it if a court deems it reasonable to do so, leading to concerns that the law is an attempt to introduce &#8220;thought crimes&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h3>Musk&#8217;s Criticism<\/h3>\n<p>Despite criticisms being aired during a parliamentary debate, Ireland&#8217;s progressive government has continued to push through the bill, with it now being only a few steps away from becoming law in the country. However, Musk has now waded into the debate, denouncing the proposed Irish legislation as an attack on free expression.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a massive attack against freedom of speech,&#8221; Musk wrote on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Musk&#8217;s denunciation is likely to send ripples through the Irish political landscape, with many of the island&#8217;s elite seemingly having a massive dislike for the South African-American entrepreneur. Even the country&#8217;s President, Michael D. Higgins, has taken potshots at Musk in the past, decrying his takeover of Twitter as being a &#8220;form of dictatorship&#8221; last year.<\/p>\n<h3>Musk&#8217;s Influence<\/h3>\n<p>Despite the dislike for Musk among Ireland&#8217;s politicians, his opinions are likely to carry weight in the country due to its overreliance on U.S. multinationals within the tech and pharmaceutical sectors. Musk&#8217;s Twitter even has its European headquarters located in the Irish capital of Dublin, with Ireland&#8217;s regulatory bodies having significant control over the activities of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-bans-gop-account-allows-inflammatory-dnc-ads\/\" title=\"Facebook bans GOP account, allows inflammatory DNC ads\">social media giant<\/a> within the EU.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>The proposed hate speech laws in Ireland have been met with criticism from many, including Elon Musk. While the bill is still likely to become law, Musk&#8217;s denunciation highlights the importance of free expression and the potential consequences of limiting it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Follow Peter Caddle on Twitter: <strong>@Peter_Caddle<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Follow Breitbart London on Facebook: <strong>Breitbart London<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>to prosecute individuals for hate speech online. However, Musk believes that this is a dangerous infringement on our right to express ourselves freely. The outspoken entrepreneur has always been a vocal advocate for free speech, and he&#8217;s not afraid to speak out against those who seek to limit our freedom. In his opinion, the proposed laws in Ireland are a step too far, and he&#8217;s urging people to stand up and fight for their right to speak their minds. Whether you agree with him or not, there&#8217;s no denying that Elon Musk is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to defending our fundamental rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1922208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[4249,6208,6347,7750,4250,4487,3944,4554],"class_list":["post-1922207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-elon","tag-hate","tag-irish","tag-laws","tag-musk","tag-proposed","tag-slams","tag-speech"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1922207","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1922207"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1922207\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1922208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1922207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1922207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1922207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}