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What does free speech mean if its drowned in novelty, half-truths and a popularity contest? Is it free speech if the network itself blocks people from elaborating by artificially limiting the number of characters, thereby causing only the most provocative and shallow takes to take hold?

We could (and should) demand better.




I'd start with slapping Google and Apple really hard to stop them from even thinking to remove apps from their platforms that they don't like for one reason or another.




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