Elton and free speech

FredS · Post by **FredS** » 22 Apr 2022, 13:22

He's against it. Calls for boycotts of social media platforms that allow it.

The article is 4 years old. I'm sure Sir Elton is happier now that 'hate speech' is indeed being shut down, censored, suppressed, and swept off into the dark corners of the world.

Jocose · Post by **Jocose** » 22 Apr 2022, 14:00

I see what you did there.

JimVH · Post by **JimVH** » 22 Apr 2022, 17:21

He is a rocket man, after all.

Del · Post by **Del** » 22 Apr 2022, 18:03

JimVH wrote: 22 Apr 2022, 17:21 He is a rocket man, after all.

He likes pin ball whizzers, too.

sweetandsour · Post by **sweetandsour** » 23 Apr 2022, 00:19

FredS wrote: 22 Apr 2022, 13:22 He's against it. Calls for boycotts of social media platforms that allow it.

The article is 4 years old. I'm sure Sir Elton is happier now that 'hate speech' is indeed being shut down, censored, suppressed, and swept off into the dark corners of the world.

Reminds me of the free speech debates of the 60s and 70s. "Are you free to tell "fire!" in a crowded theater", etc etc.
Btw Fred, look at the gearhead thread please. I was hoping you know something about car door locks.

Jocose · Post by **Jocose** » 28 Nov 2022, 17:05

JUST IN - Elon Musk announces that he will publish details on Twitter's history of "free speech suppression" soon.

#TwitterFiles

Jocose · Post by **Jocose** » 02 Dec 2022, 13:22

Jocose · Post by **Jocose** » 02 Dec 2022, 13:31

Dang it, FredS

FredS · Post by **FredS** » 02 Dec 2022, 15:22

Trinity · Post by **Trinity** » 02 Dec 2022, 21:31

Not seeing any "1st Amendment" issue, though his reasoning is silly and backwards.

If it's merely a private business, then they have discretion over what they allow or don't allow.

But if it's in-part a "public" venue as he argues, then the Constitutional issues of free speech (including "hate speech") come into play.