free speech on x? mr peters ain't so sure; 

 

I got knocked off Xcrement yesterday – for my “violent” speech. That is to say, a comment of mine the algorithm did not like. I posted something to the effect that Klaus Schwab and his sort ought to be put through a wood chipper and the slurry fed to the hogs. Specifically, the algorithm says I violated the rule that says “You may not share abusive content, harass someone, or encourage other people to do.”

Well, so much for free speech 

 What is “abusive” content? It is something like “the common good” in that both are neatly elastic terms that can encompass just about anything. There is no precise – and so knowable – definition. It is the antithesis of free speech when you are unable to know in advance what you’re allowed to say without triggering speech suppression. This method restrains speech a priori, as the philosophers say. It is a little like holding your tongue at the Thanksgiving table because you know that if you say anything your mother-in-law does not like, there will be consequences.

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