> Are we really talking about trusting the courts to properly adjudicate a platform with a global userbase and an algorithmically driven feed
Ok, well then you are in luck. Because in the context of this thread, it seems like we won't even need the government or the courts to do anything, as Elon is going to be pressuring twitter to do what the open discourse advocates want anyway.
So, just remember, you can't complain about any of this, because it is not the government forcing twitter to have less moderation, instead it is private individuals.
So now everyone wins. You don't have to worry about the government forcing these changes, because private parties are going to force them to have less moderation, and there is very little you can do to stop these moderation changes.
>So, just remember, you can't complain about any of this, because it is not the government forcing twitter to have less moderation, instead it is private individuals.
This is the internet, I will complain about anything I damn well please.
>Because private parties are going to force them to have less moderation, and there is very little you can do to stop these moderation changes.
I can stop using Twitter if I find it objectionable, and if enough people do the same, Twitter will either have to change its policies or a competitor will step in. Because policies aren't laws, and don't require bureaucracy, politics, the intervention of courts or votes to change, private Twitter can change on a dime, whereas public Twitter couldn't.
As hard as it is to stop moderation changes on Twitter, it's easy to avoid Twitter. But if Twitter becomes integrated into the bureaucracy then it becomes as unavoidable as the DMV. The worst Twitter can do about my theoretically objectionable tweets is ban me. The worst the government could do is have me arrested, tortured or killed. I'll take my chances with Elon.
> This is the internet, I will complain about anything I damn well please.
You can complain, but the point is you would be a hypocrite, and none of what you say actually matters.
> I can stop using Twitter if I find it objectionable
Sure you can, and basically nobody else is going to follow, because they are the only major player in that market. So twitter will live on without you, and be perfectly fine.
In fact, it seems that the stock price went up because of the elon news. So the people with the money actually think that it will improve, and you can feel free to waste your time not using the only major platform in twitter's market.
> it's easy to avoid Twitter
Yes, and it is also easy for everyone else to continue to use twitter and not care that you leave. I guess you'll be shouting into the void on platforms that nobody else is using, about how horrible twitter is, and everyone else will continue to not care.
Its a private company and all. They can feel free to choose to have less moderation, and there is nothing you can do about it, but complain in places where nobody will care.
Ok, well then you are in luck. Because in the context of this thread, it seems like we won't even need the government or the courts to do anything, as Elon is going to be pressuring twitter to do what the open discourse advocates want anyway.
So, just remember, you can't complain about any of this, because it is not the government forcing twitter to have less moderation, instead it is private individuals.
So now everyone wins. You don't have to worry about the government forcing these changes, because private parties are going to force them to have less moderation, and there is very little you can do to stop these moderation changes.