Mark Zuckerberg made an announcement this week that, to be honest, I didn’t see coming. Meta is going to dial back its censorship and focus more on free speech. They’re scrapping the fact-checkers, moving a large chunk of the team from California to Texas, simplifying content policies, and placing more emphasis on allowing open expression. […]
Remember a couple of years ago, when the message of the petty tyrants and their supporters was, “It’s a private company, they can do whatever they want!” any time someone got booted off social media for stepping outside the approved narrative? The loudest voices were cheering on Big Tech’s decisions to silence whoever didn’t toe […]
I’m not sure whether to laugh or cry, but here we are. John Kerry just said that the First Amendment—yes, *that* First Amendment—is a “major block” to fighting disinformation. Asked what could be done to curb the spread of disinformation about climate change, Kerry said: “You know there’s a lot of discussion now about how you curb […]
Happy Wednesday! Well, Happy Wednesday to everyone but Alex Jones who is, I’m pretty sure, not having a very happy day. Isn’t it crazy how sometimes things can turn from a laughing matter to something deadly serious in almost an instant. The Alex Jones story is, to me, a perfect example of this. It used […]
With another 9/11 anniversary coming up this week, many of us will reflect on where we were that day and the impact those events had on our lives. But beyond remembrance, it’s important that we recognize how that day became a launchpad for political agendas that have driven our country far from its roots. You […]
Isn’t it interesting how some stories make headlines while others slip quietly under the radar. Take, for example, the recent arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov, who is accused of defying government orders to censor content on his platform. Meanwhile, back in the good ol’ US of A, Mark Zuckerberg casually admits that Meta was […]
Jaiden Rodriguez stood up to ignorance and falsehood, and stood for free speech. What can we learn from his story?
People seem way too eager these days to want to ban speech they think is hateful and offensive. It’s true, there are a lot of terrible things that are said, but even hateful and offensive speech should be defended and history has some great examples of why this is important.
Should all free speech be allowed in all circumstances? Or are there some instances where some kinds of speech may be considered distasteful or vulgar? How do you combat these sorts of undesirable speech without limiting free speech? That’s where counterspeech comes in! Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Ronni: Hey Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Ronni. […]
We often talk about the free market here at Tuttle Twins, but how can the concept of free markets be applied to free speech? Does this marketplace of ideas/speech allow us to self-censor as needed?
