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X Suppressing ‘Freedom of Reach’


A more subtle type of censorship is taking its place By Jeff Dornik, January 31, 2025 3:30 am Three years ago, a revolution swept through Big Tech demanding an end to censorship and a commitment to freedom of speech in the name of the ability to exchange information and ideas online. Elon Musk bought Twitter and rebranded it as X to be a bastion of the First Amendment.

Three years ago, a revolution swept through Big Tech demanding an end to censorship and a commitment to freedom of speech in the name of the ability to exchange information and ideas online. If leaders in Big Tech are truly committed to free speech and the unbridled exchange of information and ideas, they can lead by taking their own social media platforms down a similar path. Throttling newsfeeds with corporate-driven algorithms doesn’t allow for a truly free social media space where users can freely access information and creators can be guaranteed their voices will be heard by those who want to hear them.

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