We already saw what this looked like before Elon Musk took over Twitter/X. It wasn’t good.The College Fix reports:
Clemson professor: Regulating social media actually is GOOD for free speech*Sigh* How many of you have learned to be very wary when a progressive or academic (the two usually are synonymous) says something like this?And have you also learned to raise an eyebrow when the aforementioned use weaselly phrases such as “researchers have suggested” and “research has shown”?Americans’ hesitance regarding regulations on so-called “hate speech” has a rather simple basis: The Left turns anything they do not like into “hate speech.”…Alas, here comes Clemson University philosophy professor Mike Gregory (pictured) in a piece titled “Why deregulating online platforms is actually bad for free speech.”Gregory says “despite [U.S. free speech] legal constraints, researchers have suggested that upholding the value of free speech requires some content-based regulation.”
The need for citizens in a democratic state to be autonomous speakers and thinkers underscores the importance of content-based regulation in upholding free speech. Research has shown that hate speech online in particular and the proliferation of extremism online in general have a chilling effect on online speech through intimidation and fear. So, restrictions on hate speech can support free speech rather than undermining it.In addition, the spread of online misinformation and the challenges of detecting it can similarly undermine the people’s ability to exchange ideas and evaluate viewpoints as autonomous speakers or listeners. In fact, research shows that users are bad at distinguishing between true and false claims online. This fundamental weakness undermines your ability to operate as an autonomous speaker or listener.
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