Elon Musk just saved free speech on Twitter using the ultimate libertarian solution

Many on the Left and Right have wanted to repeal Section 230 and have government regulation of social media for varying reasons. Many will want government intervention now more than ever.

⁦@elonmusk⁩ instead gave us a libertarian solution. Thanks! https://t.co/SFzMkuUBWR — Jack Hunter (@jackhunter74) April 25, 2022

From my latest at BASEDPolitics, “The richest man in the world bought Twitter and has vowed to restore free speech to this private platform. If he fails to live up to this promise, we will face the same dilemma as before where private platforms that still operate as vast public squares are controlled by a censorious few.

So what do we have to lose?

We don’t want the Biden administration or a possible second Trump administration regulating our speech. Last week, President Barack Obama said that the federal government must begin “regulating” private social media companies.

NOPE.

"Free speech for all is the goal. If the government won’t protect it, hopefully the market will."

Three cheers for our hot new Twitter daddy!@jackhunter74: https://t.co/SB0G2tpFV2 — Hannah Cox (@HannahDCox) April 25, 2022

Obama is wrong to want to get the government involved. Those who wanted to repeal Section 230 were wrong for the same reason. Twitter’s old owners were wrong to censor in the first place.

And Elon Musk might end up being wrong at some point too, but given his stated free speech goal and every other factor involved, we’ll take our chances on the guy who just used the ultimate libertarian solution to save Twitter.”

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