https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/06/tech/twitter-files-lawyers/in...
(Plus a couple hundred million dollars towards his opponent's campaign.)
> Does this extend to "exxon hiring lobbyists to convince congress that climate change isn't an issue"?
Yes, that was and is explicitly legal.
(Morally shitty. But that's freedom!)
The roles are entirely reversed here. Rather than the company voluntarily complying with the administration, musk alleges that biden administration officials illegally try to pressure twitter. I agree that if trump tried to illegally pressure zuck into censoring abortion pills, that would be improper on the part of trump, but at the same time I wouldn't fault zuck for caving.
>Yes, that was and is explicitly legal.
>(Morally shitty. But that's freedom!)
The question is whether it's "democratic", not whether it's illegal. The fact that you think it's "morally shitty", suggests think that you agree it's antidemocratic.
He is clearly caving to pressure, either present or expected.
> The fact that you think it's "morally shitty", suggests think that you agree it's antidemocratic.
No. Democracy and shittiness are not mutually exclusive.
Examples?
>Everyone gets to criticize the government. That's how the First Amendment works. It's not restricted to advocacy organizations.
Does this extend to "exxon hiring lobbyists to convince congress that climate change isn't an issue"?