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0 pointsrenewiltord3y ago0 comments

Elon Musk, for instance, claims to be a free speech absolutist. However, in practice, he attempts to suppress speech that is expressed through bots that advertise crypto currency in replies to him.

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nailer3y ago· 2 in thread

Wanting to stop fraud isn’t the same thing as wanting to stop political speech you don’t like.

poorlyknit3y ago

Free speech isn't just about political speech though.

nailer3y ago

That’s true but I don’t think it includes fraud by most people’s definition (which is most of what the fake Elon bots are doing).

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