Wed Apr 6, 2022 – 8:57 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – Liberal commentators fear that free speech might no longer be censored – and conservative viewpoints no longer banned under the guise of “hate speech” – now that Elon Musk purchased a big stake in Twitter and joined its board of directors.
The wildly inventive entrepreneur behind Tesla and SpaceX acquired 73.5 million shares, amounting to 9.2% of Twitter stock, making the world’s richest man the company’s largest shareholder. By Monday, his investment in Twitter was worth about $3.7 billion.
“It seems that the recent turn of events put Elon Musk in a position to affect change in how free speech is defined within the Twitter platform and how much Twitter users have to say about it,” noted The Republic Brief’s Liza Carlisle. “Eyes are on Musk to see what power his new position will give him to affect change in regard to free speech.”
In late March, Musk gave a clear indication of his attitude toward social media censorship when he asked his over 80 million Twitter followers, “Free speech is essential to a functioning democracy. Do you believe Twitter rigorously adheres to this principle?”
Over 70% responded “No.”
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