Where Does X Stand on Free Speech? A Hive Perspective

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Hello @MarioNawfal,

Your emphasis on the pivotal nature of free speech in a divided and polarized world resonates deeply. Like the dialogue platform you mentioned, which brings together diverse voices to discuss pressing issues, it's imperative that we preserve spaces where candid discussions can occur.

A striking example of the fragility of "free speech" on mainstream platforms is the recent exchange between Elon Musk and Matthew Yglesias on X (formerly known as Twitter). Yglesias shed light on the potential curtailing of speech due to government pressures, while Musk highlighted the difficult decisions platforms often face - whether to limit some content or risk being entirely shut down.

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This incident underscores a significant point: platforms like X, while appearing to champion free speech, often navigate a tightrope, balancing user expression and external demands. It's a delicate equilibrium, but does it truly represent unbridled free speech?

Drawing from the principles of Hive, a blockchain-based platform, we can see a potential solution. On Hive, speech is not only free but immutable. Its decentralized architecture ensures there's no overriding central authority. Instead, the community guides the content, upholding the very ethos of democracy.

Your initiative of hosting diverse voices, from politicians to scholars, is commendable. It reflects the Hive's spirit, where the community shapes the discourse. It's about time we shift from platforms that might occasionally bend under external pressures to ones that truly uphold the sanctity of free speech.

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In this digital age, where every voice matters, platforms like Hive can serve as a beacon for genuine free speech. The question we must ask ourselves is: Do we want our speech to be "managed" or truly "free"?

Let's choose wisely.

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Sincerely speaking, the so called free speech is not really free. Either the government controls what comes to the users or user interactions us limited in several ways. I think the major reason being that these platforms are owned by a few individuals who runs it's affairs. We can learn from Hive which is truly Decentralized.

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You're right; true "free speech" is often influenced by various factors, including platform ownership and government regulations. Centralized platforms tend to have control mechanisms that can restrict content. Decentralized platforms like Hive offer a promising alternative, ensuring more user autonomy and less external control. It's essential to support and promote such decentralized solutions for genuine free expression. Everyone deserves a platform where their voice can be genuinely free and uncensored.

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For someone to control anyone's speech implies that someone has monopoly of wisdom to decide what's wrong or right. It's unwise to subscribe to such notion.

Speech should be free for all. What's wrong or right should be left for the community to decide as it's done on Hive which is decentralized. That's where the world is focussing now.

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As far as platforms like X is under the control of someone (or a few people), third party interests would continue to control the way they do things.
The response of Elon to Yglesias isn't convincing to the effect that X is free of the allegation about her actions in the build up to Turkey's election. Of a truth, decentralization is the best for all.

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