Thanks to the Twitter files, we now know that Twitter was taking orders from the US government back in 2020 to censor information, especially regarding the covid-19 fiasco. Users who said the virus came from a lab were suspended, as well as those who were critical of the mRNA "vaccine".
That's one of the main reasons why Elon Musk came along to buy Twitter, rename it X, and save free speech, right? However, even though it claims to be a platform of free expression, lately a lot of accounts have been losing their blue checkmarks or have been demonetized. Some have even been outright suspended.
What happened to "free speech"?
Could it be that the demonetized/suspended accounts have been shedding light on some inconvenient truths that X, or the people who control the financing behind X, would prefer kept in the shade?
Elon's Walking A Tight Rope
The thought occurred to me that Elon must be walking a very thin line when it comes to free speech on X. After all, you don't become the richest man in the world without making allies with some powerful people in the banking and business world. Musk can only get away with so much before a red line is crossed, and his partners demand silencing.
I think these recent events demonstrate that we cannot rely on Elon Musk, Donald Trump, or anyone else to fully restore our freedoms. While we should be grateful to Musk for doing his best to restore free speech to Twitter, we must recognize that he can only do so much before more powerful people intervene.
Ultimately, each and every one of us needs to take responsibility for restoring our own freedoms, and the freedoms of future generations.
Crypto, Web3, and Freedom
Cryptocurrency is a tool we can use to enable both economic freedom and the right to speak. It's decentralized nature allows us to grow resiliently outside of the existing system. Ultimately, the more decentralized we are, the harder it will be for a single group to consolidate power, as they've clearly been doing in recent years.
The X users who have been the "victims" of demonetization, loss of verification, and outright suspension could make their way over to Web 3.0 platforms, or Hive specifically, where accounts cannot be outright suspended or demonetized. Web 3.0 platforms have been engineered to be censorship-resistant in terms of both monetization and speech.
Of course, like any system, Hive isn't perfect. Some accounts end up being downvoted for expressing their truths, and then certain front-end interfaces end up filtering their posts. That said, their content and rewards still remain on the blockchain, and another front-end interface could be spun up to reveal what has been superficially censored.
Until next time...
If you learned something new from this article, be sure to check out my other posts on crypto and finance here on the Hive blockchain. You can also follow me on InLeo for more frequent updates.
Further Reading
- History Is Now "Trustless" Thanks To Bitcoin
- Increasing Censorship Is Going To Push Ever More Organizations And Individuals Into Crypto
- Although Crypto Diverges Over Time, Its History Will Be Indisputable
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