Townhall - Capitol Voices - Congressman Ken Buck
Twitter Clamps Down on Free Speech
Congressman Ken Buck | Posted: Oct 14, 2020 7:00 PM
Were he alive today, John Stuart Mill would likely be leading a mass exodus from Twitter, in search of an alternate social media platform.
On Wednesday, Twitter blocked users from sharing an article from The New York Post detailing Hunter Biden’s alleged email correspondence. When users attempt to share that news article, Twitter provides this ominous message: “Your Tweet couldn’t be sent because this link has been identified by Twitter or our partners as being potentially harmful. Visit our Help Center to learn more.”
But harmful to whom, exactly? Twitter is not interested in protecting US citizens from physical harm, but, rather, protecting their favored presidential candidate from the harm that would arise from voters learning about his past corruption.
This example of censorship is part of a broader pattern of behavior by Twitter. Just last Friday, Twitter announced new restrictions on speech, this time making it more difficult for users to retweet messages. Users attempting to retweet any message will first be encouraged to add commentary on top of the retweet. Twitter hopes this new step will create additional “friction” and make it less likely that certain information will go viral.
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