India’s government is forcing X to censor accounts via executive order amid the farmers’ protest

Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.world – 214 points –
India’s government is forcing X to censor accounts via executive order amid the farmers’ protest
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Ladies and gentlemen, the world's largest democracy

Democracy does no guarantee freedom of speech. A democracy is just a form of government where everyone has a voting say in how the government is run.

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The useful idiot certainly keeps himself busy doesn't he

These days "free speech absolutist" is used more as an excuse to defend hate speech than actual opposition of censorship. Elon was always inclined to censor whoever he finds inconvenient (company whistleblowers, plane tracker), and many of his fans are similarly inclined, say, against LGBT people, socialists, and other groups they dislike.

But being asked to take down revenge porn picks of a guy's son is a freeze peach issue for Egolon.