Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said Elon Musk once made Twitter a global symbol of free speech, but it has now become a hub for hate speech, which he believes undermines free speech itself. He expressed concern that this shift could harm core social values in the coming years. Notably, Farcaster — a decentralized social network once endorsed by Vitalik — recently announced a shift from social-first to a wallet-driven model. https://t.co/mpelbXksqE ...

RT Mike Solana (@micsolana)talking about free speech in america vs. europe is like "in germany you can be jailed for making fun of politicians," and europeans responding with a one-off story about a guy 'arrested for critiquing trump' who... actually planted a pipe bomb or threatened to shoot up a school. ...

RT Jeff Kirdeikis (@JeffKirdeikis).@Meta @facebook just nuked my 330,000-member Bitcoin & crypto group after 8 years of work.Is the anti-crypto regime is back at it with censorship?If you know someone who can help get this group restored, I’m putting up $1,000 for the intro + $1,000 for the Meta contact who reverses it.One random RT gets $100.Don't let Meta crush crypto, tag as many people as you can, and hit "like" for the algo, to get free speech and freedom-money back on the table.@nickclegg @andymstone ...

Free Speech & Social Media - Elon Musk is acknowledged for his work on free speech with an unspecified platform and in Europe [1]

"I think Elon Musk did incredible things with Twitter. I mean, he really allowed the democratization of truth and freedom and free speech to occur, and that was something that was a true threat in America right now.” https://t.co/KZph6QIaw1 ...

$44 billion to save free speech.Millions in fines to protect it.Elon Musk is carrying a fight most wouldn’t even approach — so the world can keep its voice. https://t.co/JkfAxfy1FK ...

RT Alice Smith (@TheAliceSmith)Without free speech, private property, and our own culture - what’s the point of trying to preserve Europe? There’s nothing left worth saving. ...

Freedom of Speech & Censorship - X Corp alleges the European Commission offered an illegal secret deal involving censorship to avoid fines, a deal X Corp claims to have rejected [1] - X Corp asserts the EU imposed a "crazy fine" not only on the platform but also personally on Elon Musk [1] - X Corp believes restricting freedom of speech is a sign of "the bad guys" [1] EU Criticism & Sovereignty - X Corp expresses a negative view of the EU, describing it as a "bureaucratic monster" and a "bureaucracy slowly smothering Europe to death" [1] - X Corp advocates for the abolition of the EU and the return of sovereignty to individual countries [1] - X Corp suggests the people of Europe should withdraw from the EU to regain their sovereignty [1] - X Corp proposes that the leader of the EU should be elected by the people, not appointed by a committee [1] Potential Consequences - X Corp warns that without freedom of speech, the West will fall [1] - X Corp invokes the "Streisand Effect," implying the EU's actions will have unintended consequences [1]

RT Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger)Europe’s €140M fine on X isn’t censorship, it claims. But it is. Europe is pursuing the same censorship-by-proxy strategy used in the US from 2020 - 22. The reason is that free speech on X, particularly around mass migration, has exposed Europe’s civilizational suicide. https://t.co/WSq6MEB9KG ...

RT David Sacks (@DavidSacks)Europe must defend free speech or we don’t defend Europe. ...