X owner Elon Musk condemned Big Tech and governments worldwide for their election-meddling censorship.
Over the weekend, Musk went on X (formerly Twitter) to argue that censorship threatens free societies. His words were particularly timely as the UK was making headlines for tracking down individuals exercising freedom of speech online, and Google was involved in a scandal over 2024 election censorship.
“Freedom of speech is the bedrock of democracy. If the truth is suppressed, it is impossible to make an informed voting decision,” Musk wrote on Aug. 10. “The degree to which freedom of speech is being undermined around the world is extremely alarming.”
Musk bashed Google in particular, as the tech giant was caught suppressing information about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. In response to a post showing evidence from…
