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 Dr. Robert Epstein that Google flipped races to Democrat, Musk stated, “Maybe true, maybe not, but the Google political bias is certainly troubling.” MRC recently released a study showing how Google’s search engine promotes Democrat nominee Kamala Harris.
X’s rival Meta also came in for Musk’s critiques. After biologist Richard Dawkins reportedly had his account deleted by Facebook, Musk commented, “Facebook aka ‘Meta’ can never be trusted.”
The X owner also addressed UK censorship directly, in the case of an individual reportedly imprisoned for copying a post online. “Tyler [Kay] was sentenced to 38 months in [UK] prison for copying a post made on X by Lucy Connolly, the wife of a Conservative councilor,” Mario Nawfal posted. Musk reacted: “This is messed up.” He satirically predicted, “It’s 2030 in the UK & you’re being executed for posting a meme … .”
Musk’s X does not always live up to his avowed standards. MRC just released new research showing X suppresses conservative media and promotes leftist media.
Conservatives are under attack. Contact your representatives and demand that Big Tech be held to account to mirror the First Amendment and provide an equal platform for conservatives. If you have been censored, contact us using MRC Free Speech America’s contact form, and help us hold Big Tech accountable.
