3 years ago today, Elon Musk bought Twitter and finally restored the freedom of speech, which changed the course of history. ...

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“You can tell which side is the good side and which side is the bad side by which side wishes to restrict freedom of speech.”Elon Muskhttps://t.co/paYzUnIqgM ...

RT Pavel Durov (@durov)🇲🇩 About a year ago, while I was stuck in Paris, the French intelligence services reached out to me through an intermediary, asking me to help the Moldovan government censor certain Telegram channels ahead of the presidential elections in Moldova.After reviewing the channels flagged by French (and Moldovan) authorities, we identified a few that clearly violated our rules and removed them. The intermediary then informed me that, in exchange for this cooperation, French intelligence wou ...

“You can tell which side is the good side and which side is the bad side by which side wishes to restrict freedom of speech.”Elon Muskhttps://t.co/paYzUnIqgM ...

Joining us now, senior writer for Wired and author of the Inner Loop newsletter, Jake Laut, Puck's senior correspondent Dylan Buyers, and staff writer for The Atlantic, and MSNBC political analyst Ashley Parker. Dylan, uh, bring us up to speed on how that went, um, in Disney's mind yesterday. >> Well, I think it went well to a degree.I mean, look, as as you and I have discussed, Katie, Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney, was caught between a rock and a hard place here. They still don't have the affiliate partners ...

“You can tell which side is the good side and which side is the bad side by which side wishes to restrict freedom of speech.”Elon Musk https://t.co/KS6mtK8Po9 ...

You know, when you look that has taken place by Jimmy Kimmel, um it appears to be some of the sickest conduct possible. Frankly, when you see stuff like this, I mean, look, we can do this the easy way or the hard way. These companies can find ways to change conduct and take action, frankly, uh on Kimmel, or you know, there's going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.a very reasonable minimal step that can be taken. I mean, obviously, look, there's calls for Kim will be fired. Um, I think, you know, you ...

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First Amendment & FCC Authority - The core issue revolves around potential First Amendment violations, with concerns that the administration is using its power to pressure broadcasters to alter their news coverage [2][3] - The FCC's authority is limited regarding content regulation, primarily focusing on protecting children and not retaliating against broadcasters for legal content [5][6] - Revoking a station's license is an extremely rare and serious action, requiring a very high standard, and there is no basis for revoking licenses based on Jimmy Kimmel's content or normal editorial decisions [13][14] Corporate Capitulation & Media Pressure - Corporate capitulation to pressure from the administration is seen as harming democracy by undermining freedom of speech and freedom of the press [3][7] - The administration is perceived to be weaponizing transactions and deals to pressure companies to change how they report news, potentially demanding favorable coverage [21] - There are concerns that the FCC is initiating investigations at the staff level, potentially overstepping its bounds without judicial review [9][10] Complaints & Partisan Influence - Complaints have been filed against media companies, including those related to Jimmy Kimmel's comments, but these are often from partisan legal groups [17][18] - The Jimmy Kimmel show is considered satire, not news, and therefore does not meet the standard for news distortion [15][16] Settlements & Potential Interference - Disney previously paid $50 million to settle a defamation lawsuit, raising concerns about deals hinging on settling such cases [19] - The installation of a "truth arbiter" or ombudsman at Paramount is viewed as chilling interference in the freedom of the press [20]