Massive Free Speech Victory!
Ireland's government has abandoned its proposed hate speech law, which would have allowed the police to enter homes and search phones and computers for wrongthink
This is wonderful news that gives us momentum to beat back totalitarianism worldwide!
Ireland's government has abandoned its proposed hate speech law, which would have allowed the police to enter homes and search phones and computers for wrongthink
This is wonderful news that gives us momentum to beat back totalitarianism worldwide!
Big congratulations to @FreeSpeechIre and @griptmedia, which did so much to raise global awareness of this awful, totalitarian proposal
https://x.com/FreeSpeechIre/status/1746854766032846910
Big thanks to @elonmusk & @jordanbpeterson who raised the alarm early about the proposed Irish censorship law.
Had @elonmusk not bought X, and allowed for free speech on the platform, the world may never have learned about how terrible the bill was.
Had @elonmusk not bought X, and allowed for free speech on the platform, the world may never have learned about how terrible the bill was.
.@Ben_Scallan reported on how the American philanthropist George Soros was funding NGOs in Ireland to demand censorship:
https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1694439520517624064
Here is one of many instances when @Ben_Scallan , one of the few real journalists in Ireland, caught the government spreading disinformation while demanding censorship of those who spread disinformation
https://x.com/Ben_Scallan/status/1669082270513209349
In 2023, @FreeSpeechIre & @griptmedia organized a massive event to protest the hate speech law.
Then, in June, @ADFIntl & @ADFLegal hosted another event to push back.
Mobilizing for free speech works!
Then, in June, @ADFIntl & @ADFLegal hosted another event to push back.
Mobilizing for free speech works!
https://x.com/ADFIntl/status/1805651271321362611
@FreeSpeechIre @griptmedia @ADFIntl @ADFLegal Ireland has been essential in the worldwide fight to defend free speech. That's in part because it's home to so many tech companies. The effort to censor the Internet in Ireland was part of a plan to censor the entire global Internet.
https://x.com/shellenberger/status/1732382572385362352
The plot to censor the Internet is global.
You might not care about Ireland, the EU, Canada, Australia, and Brazil.
You don't need to. Censorship in those countries is aimed at censoring us all.
They are after global totalitarianism.
You might not care about Ireland, the EU, Canada, Australia, and Brazil.
You don't need to. Censorship in those countries is aimed at censoring us all.
They are after global totalitarianism.
https://x.com/shellenberger/status/1782912099397857608
The fight to save free speech has depended on... free speech.
Governments, NGOs, and the media are all demanding greater censorship.
Without a free X, few people would understand the true threat of censorship and totalitarianism.
Governments, NGOs, and the media are all demanding greater censorship.
Without a free X, few people would understand the true threat of censorship and totalitarianism.
https://x.com/shellenberger/status/1798372513707352445
None of these victories are total. None are permanent. The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.
However, the momentum is on the side of free speech.
And, from the US and Canada to Ireland and EU to Brazil and Australia, the censors have over-reached
However, the momentum is on the side of free speech.
And, from the US and Canada to Ireland and EU to Brazil and Australia, the censors have over-reached
https://x.com/shellenberger/status/1835640386636685805
Bravo to you all!
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@SenatorKeogan @RonanMullen
❤️🇮🇪🌹
@SenatorKeogan @RonanMullen
https://x.com/john_mcguirk/status/1837432630339424319
Fantastic events and welcome for us in 2023 and 2024
I interviewed people on the streets of Dublin about free speech, "hate speech," and censorship, last year.
The most important thing I learned is that if you ask the right questions, many people reason their way into supporting free speech:
— "Do you think reasonable people might disagree about what is and isn't 'hate speech'? Do you trust the government to decide?"
— "Do you worry about what might happen if the government were to decide what's true and false?"
— "Have you ever said something you think should be censored? Do you think you've ever expressed something hateful or untrue?"
The most important thing I learned is that if you ask the right questions, many people reason their way into supporting free speech:
— "Do you think reasonable people might disagree about what is and isn't 'hate speech'? Do you trust the government to decide?"
— "Do you worry about what might happen if the government were to decide what's true and false?"
— "Have you ever said something you think should be censored? Do you think you've ever expressed something hateful or untrue?"
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