From WSJopinion: You can’t remain silent while others are getting censored, and then expect sympathy when it happens to you. But that’s what liberal-leaning media organizations are doing, writes TedRall.
The release of the so-called 'Twitter Files' continues, with attention now turning to Twitter's relationship with agencies including the FBI and DHS. Images: AFP/Getty Images Composite: Mark KellyAlmost everyone supports free speech in principle. A January 2022 Knight Foundation/Ipsos poll found that 91% of Americans think free expression is an essential part of democracy. But most of us find it easier to make exceptions for speech we disagree with.
Elon Musk prompted loud complaints of censorship after he suspended the accounts of journalists at the New York Times , the Washington Post, CNN and other outlets. Conservatives pointed out that the same media organizations were silent or approving when Twitter banned a New York Post story about Hunter Biden. “What is funny to me is that so many of those who did know and didn’t care about it when it happened to the right, really do care now,” said talk-radio host Erick Erickson.
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