OPINION | Elon Musk’s covert war on free speech: Meaningful freedom needs rules to curb abuses because no freedom — whether of speech or action — is limitless
It’s an old story with a well-known moral — wealth confers power, and power begets a craving for more power. A familiar corollary follows — he who controls the means of mass communication controls how reality is constructed and conveyed.
The means of mass communication have changed since Hearst’s time but the behaviour of plutocrats has not. Having used Twitter effectively toWhile he has since tried to that he signed to buy the platform, he may have no choice but to follow through. In any case, it is worth considering his stated reason for pursuing ownership of the company.
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