FrameLab: Musk's Twitter warfare

Free speech is a deceptive front for THIS. From this report.

"Like Donald Trump before him, Elon Musk uses Twitter to troll our brains and keep our attention focused on his antics.This is anything but harmless digital horseplay. Musk has a definite strategy. As we wrote in a previous post, Musk is on a mission to shift the political discourse towards radical conservatism it all its toxicity."

"Musk now has vast control over what we hear and see on this powerful media platform. (And despite his claims to be a champion of 'free speech,' he is busy banning the speech of those with whom he does not like. [...] He wants to influence the discourse by ensuring the constant repetition of extreme conservative messages, and by spotlighting and platforming fringe conservative commentators — including actual neo-Nazis — in order to give them an advantage in the digital public square. 

"Musk is working to specifically elevate and legitimize extreme conservative ideas and ideologues. He has made a point of interacting with — and thus elevating — some of the most toxic conservative voices on the platform. He has reopened the platform to dangerous white supremacist leaders, insurrectionists and anti-vaccine misinformation agent." 

 

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