Robert Spencer - New in PJ Media : Elon Musk got everyone’s hopes up when he bought 9.2% of Twitter, making him the largest shareholder inofthe social media giant.
Read the rest here.Musk is a free speech advocate, and Twitter is notorious for restricting the speech of those who stray too far from the Left’s list of acceptable opinions. Most notoriously, Donald Trump was banned after the spurious Jan. 6 “insurrection,” even while he was still president of the United States, in order to shore up the Left’s fictional narrative about what really happened on that day. But Trump is far from alone; innumerable voices of those who dissent from the Left’s agenda, including Milo Yiannopoulos, Tommy Robinson, Steve Bannon, Laura Loomer, Roger Stone, Gen. Michael Flynn, James O’Keefe, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) and PJM’s own Matt Margolis, who was banned for pointing out that men who believe they’re women have a mental disorder, have felt the Twitter axe. And despite Musk’s presence, that is unlikely to change.
Musk had given a significantly different impression. He tweeted a poll on March 25 that read, “Free speech is essential to a functioning democracy. Do you believe Twitter rigorously adheres to this principle?” He added, “The consequences of this poll will be important. Please vote carefully.” Out of 2,035,924 votes, 70.4% voted no. Musk followed up with more questions: “Given that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere to free speech principles fundamentally undermines democracy. What should be done?”; and “Is a new platform needed?” By then, he had already bought his shares of Twitter, although the news hadn’t yet been made public.
Many were hopeful for change. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) tweeted on Monday, “Now that @ElonMusk is Twitter’s largest shareholder, it’s time to lift the political censorship. Oh… and BRING BACK TRUMP!” Monica Crowley, Trump’s Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, added, “Now that @elonmusk is Twitter’s largest shareholder, he should demand the end of political censorship, company-wide reform, and the reinstatement of President Trump.”
But Twitter is not exactly ready to become a bastion of free expression. Responding to the buzz around Musk’s acquisition and addition to the board, Twitter announced Tuesday that Trump and the others wouldn’t be invited back. The Twitter board, the company explained, “plays an important advisory and feedback role,” but the real decision-making was still firmly in the hands of fascists, and so nothing was going to change: “Our policy decisions are not determined by the board or shareholders, and we have no plans to reverse any policy decisions.” There is more.
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