Elon Musk Buys Twitter!

 It's just hitting the news right now!  This is a big day for free speech.  As you know the folks who have been running Twitter would block people who said things that they didn't like.  For instance if you said, "Transgenders are just confused people who need help!", that could very well get you blocked from Twitter.

Donald Trump is blocked from Twitter.  He had too many mean tweets so they shut him down.

As some have pointed out the Iranian Revolutionary Guard isn't blocked.  Communist China isn't blocked.  The Taliban isn't blocked...but the President of the United States is blocked!

Hopefully Elon will unblock him soon and allow free speech for all.

I saw Elon say this quote, "Free speech is when someone you don't like is allowed to say something you don't like."

Amen!

“Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated,” said Musk in a statement included with the release. “I also want to make Twitter better than ever by enhancing the product with new features, making the algorithms open source to increase trust, defeating the spam bots, and authenticating all humans.”

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal also applauded the deal in the release. “Twitter has a purpose and relevance that impacts the entire world,” Agrawal said in an accompanying statement. “Deeply proud of our teams and inspired by the work that has never been more important.”

Musk has been outspoken in his criticism of Twitter moderation, describing himself as a “free speech absolutist” and raising concerns over how the platform would moderate under his control. “It’s just really important that people have the reality and the perception that they’re able to speak freely within the bounds of the law,” Musk said in an interview with Chris Anderson during TED 2022. “I think broadly, the civilizational risk is decreased the more we can increase the trust of Twitter as a public platform.”

Here;  Twitter accepts buyout, giving Elon Musk total control of the company - The Verge

This is fun news because most likely the liberal Left is going to have a meltdown when people they don't like say things they don't like.