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House Passes Resolution Increasing Censorship Under the Guise of Fighting Antisemitism
[ZeroHedge] While the focus of the latest chapter in the fight for free speech has shifted to smear tactics employed against Elon Musk, a more concerning ramification of his tentative acquisition of Twitter is that it may serve as a catalyst for the dissolution of online anonymity and free speech protections.Musk himself hasn’t done much to quash that concern. In response to the European Commission’s passage of the Digital Services Act, Musk clarified that despite his ardent advocacy of free speech even he had a limit on what would constitute as such. According to Musk what he means is “By ‘free speech’, I simply mean that which matches the law.” For lawmakers that view Musk’s take over of Twitter as a threat to their hegemony over the quasi-public square that has such influence dictating the hegemony of the political economy, the parameter’s Musk has placed on the “free speech” he champions gives them hope they’ll be able to use the acquisition to reign dissent in even further by passing reactionary legislation that may result in even great consequences to those challenging accepted narratives or otherwise committing thought crimes. The House of Representative’s passage of House Resolution 1125 - Condemning Rising Antisemitism offers a purview into the looming legal framework that will combat attempts to loosen the stranglehold government and its conduits in big tech have on public opinion. Sponsored by Democratic House Representative for Florida’s 23rd Congressional District Debbie Wasserman Shultz, HR 1125 uses the political support against antisemitism as a veil to enhance online surveillance. Citing increases in “antisemitic language, conspiracy theories, and hatred has increased on multiple social media platforms—from Facebook and Instagram to Twitter and TikTok.” the resolution exploits the tragedy of the most recent high profile mass shooting that occurred in Buffalo, NY, in which 911 operators hung up the calls of distressed victims of the attack. Posted by: Skidmark 2022-05-22 |
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