{"id":2156201,"date":"2024-01-22T17:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T22:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-ben-shapiro-bash-information-gatekeeping-by-social-media-censors\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T17:50:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T22:50:06","slug":"elon-musk-ben-shapiro-bash-information-gatekeeping-by-social-media-censors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-ben-shapiro-bash-information-gatekeeping-by-social-media-censors\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk and Ben Shapiro criticize social media censors for information &#8216;gatekeeping"},"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\">24<\/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-ben-shapiro-bash-information-gatekeeping-by-social-media-censors%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=2156201&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>Media Attacks on Social Media Platform X Motivated by Gatekeepers, Says Elon Musk and\u200c Ben Shapiro<\/h2>\n<p>At the European Jewish Association conference in Krakow, Poland, tech entrepreneur Elon Musk and Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro discussed various topics,\u200d including anti-Semitism, free speech, and social media. They both agreed that the\u200b media attacks on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X are driven\u2064 by gatekeepers in\u200b the media who\u2062 desire control over the flow of information.<\/p>\n<p>Musk and\u200b Shapiro highlighted how X\u2063 has become a \u200cpowerful \u2063tool to bypass information censors in traditional media\u2062 outlets. They emphasized that in the past, legacy\u2063 media acted as gatekeepers, determining\u200c what news was appropriate or inappropriate. However, with the rise\u200c of social media, platforms like\u2063 X allowed for\u2064 a more open and organic spread\u200c of information.<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro pointed out that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-allegedly-informed-twitter-the-hunter-biden-laptop-was-real-on-key-date\/\" title=\"FBI reportedly told Twitter about authenticity of Hunter Biden laptop on crucial day.\">social \u200bmedia companies<\/a> were initially aligned with this ideology, but eventually, &#8220;legacy media types&#8221; took over and reintroduced gatekeeping functions. They imposed rules and restrictions on what could be said on these platforms, leading to bans and advertisers \u2063weaponizing against certain outlets that didn&#8217;t comply.<\/p>\n<p>Musk and Shapiro \u2063both agreed that a small number of individuals should not have the power to decide \u200cwhat is important or what should be \u200dfocused on. They\u2063 advocated \u200dfor a more organic\u2064 approach where the people themselves determine what\u2064 is significant. This shift in power has unsettled the\u2062 gatekeepers, but Musk believes it is necessary for a more\u2063 democratic and inclusive media\u200c landscape.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why do Musk and Shapiro argue for\u2064 a more organic \u2062approach where \u2063the people determine what is significant in \u2063the media landscape<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2062 In a recent conference held by the European Jewish Association in\u2063 Krakow, \u2062Poland, prominent tech entrepreneur Elon Musk\u200b and Daily \u2064Wire\u200b Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro expressed their \u200cviews on \u2063a range of\u200c topics, including\u200b anti-Semitism, free speech, \u200dand the role of social media. One of the key points \u200bthey agreed upon was that media attacks\u2063 on social media platform X are primarily motivated by gatekeepers in the\u2062 media who seek to maintain control over the flow of\u2063 information.<\/p>\n<p>Both \u2063Musk and Shapiro\u2064 highlighted the transformative power of platform \u200cX in bypassing traditional media&#8217;s information filters. \u2064They emphasized that in the past, legacy media acted as gatekeepers, determining what news\u2064 was suitable for public consumption. However, with the advent of social \u200bmedia\u2063 platforms like X, there has been a more open and unfiltered dissemination of information.<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro pointed out \u200bthat initially, social media companies aligned themselves with this ideology of openness and freedom \u2063of expression. However, over\u200d time, &#8220;legacy media\u200b types&#8221; took charge\u200b and reintroduced gatekeeping functions. These gatekeepers \u200dimposed rules\u2063 and restrictions on what \u2063could be said\u2064 on these platforms, resulting\u2063 in \u2063bans and advertisers weaponizing \u200dagainst outlets that did not comply with their preferences.<\/p>\n<p>Both Musk and Shapiro\u200c strongly believe that the power to decide what\u2064 is important and what should be focused on should not be concentrated in the hands\u200c of a select few. They argue\u200b for\u2062 a more organic approach \u200dwhere the people themselves \u200bdetermine\u2062 what is significant and worthy \u2062of attention. \u2063This\u200b shift\u2064 in \u2064power\u200b has made the gatekeepers uncomfortable, but \u200cMusk contends that\u2063 it is necessary for a more democratic and inclusive media \u200clandscape.<\/p>\n<p>The views\u200d expressed by\u2063 Musk and Shapiro shed light on\u2062 the contentious relationship between social media platforms and traditional media gatekeepers. They emphasize the importance of open\u2062 dialogue and freedom of expression in the digital age, highlighting how social\u200c media platforms \u200clike \u2063X enable a broader exchange\u2064 of information. In an era where \u2063information flows freely and the power dynamics of media \u200dare constantly shifting, it is crucial to engage in rigorous \u200bdiscussion about the \u2064role media gatekeepers play \u200din \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-under-fire-from-a-man-named-mudge-former-hactivist-from-the-cult-of-the-dead-cow\/\" title=\"Twitter Under Fire From A Man Named Mudge: Former \u2018Hactivist\u2019 From The Cult Of The Dead Cow\">shaping public discourse<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk and Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro claim that media attacks on social media platform X are driven by media gatekeepers seeking information control. 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