Former Bill Clinton administration official Robert Reich has slammed Elon Musk’s mission to restore free speech on the Internet as “dangerous nonsense.”
Reich, the former United States Secretary of Labor, published a scathing opinion piece for The Guardian on Musk’s efforts to purchase Twitter.
Musk has made headlines this week after launching an effort to buy 100% of Twitter , take it private, and bring back free speech on the currently left-wing social media platform.
The buyout move came just days after Musk revealed he had purchased a 9.2% stake in the social media firm, making him Twitter’s largest shareholder.He has promised to “make significant improvements to Twitter” and has polled his followers on whether or not Twitter “rigorously adheres” to the principles of free speech.After being awarded a seat on Twitter’s Board of Directors, Musk turned down the offer due to the limits the position placed on his goal of restoring […]
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