It seemed unfathomable four years ago that the guy known for making electric cars and space tech would go on to play an instrumental role in shaping the discourse among the American electorate. Then again, nothing about U.S. politics is “normal” these days.
Amid the celebration of Donald Trump’s and Republicans’ election victories Tuesday night stands Elon Musk and his historic decision to purchase Twitter two years ago. What may have appeared as a trivial acquisition to some has been one of the most transformative decisions impacting freedom of speech in modern U.S. history.
Prior to Musk’s purchase, Twitter was just another weapon in the censorship industrial complex’s arsenal. The Big Tech company regularly colluded with the federal government to censor Americans whose posts — no matter how factually accurate — ran afoul of what regime bureaucrats found to be inconvenient to the dishonest narratives they pushed at any given time.
This unholy alliance knew no bounds, even going as far as to interfere in the 2020 election to the benefit of Joe Biden. When the New York Post dropped its infamous Hunter Biden laptop story documenting the Biden family’s foreign business dealings days before the 2020 contest, Twitter went into full-on censorship mode.
As documented in the Twitter Files, users were not permitted to share the story, even via direct message. The Big Tech company further removed links and posted warnings that the article may be “unsafe.”
It was only years later that Americans learned through testimony
