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“ In order to protect human rights online, especially freedom of expression, it’s now necessary to invest in broadband connections and digital skills, while also protecting against surveillance, online violence and discrimination, and cyber-attacks.”

Axios
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Karen Kornbluh
Technology and Democracy

“ The general public doesn't want to see more conspiracy theories and more harassment and more hate speech. There's this [disconnect] between what he's saying he wants to do [to loosen content restrictions], which sounds like a culture war initiative, versus saying that he wants to increase their profits. It doesn't seem to add up.”

CNN
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Karen Kornbluh
Digital Regulation Disinformation Technology and Democracy

“ Such offers lead many to wonder whether this is all a joke to Musk – or if it is strategic. He has this huge platform and he maintains it by doing unexpected and crazy-seeming things, often he seems to benefit from the chaos. ... Superficially he seems to argue everyone should be able to say what they want on Twitter, which is an attractive argument to some. But this is a special case – it’s about following SEC regulations, not free speech.”

The Guardian
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Karen Kornbluh
Digital Regulation Disinformation Technology and Democracy

“ At least in the EU, you're going to have to put in place systems that control the amplification of illegal speech, and then you're going to have independent audits and the regulators are going to be watching. ... His comments are a little bit naïve of the changing regulatory system.”

NBC News
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Karen Kornbluh
Disinformation Technology and Democracy

“ [Twitter] is a moneymaking platform where your ideas are amplified if they're going to help the company make money. When you poll people, people say they want moderation, that they don't want conspiracy theories floating freely on their platforms, that they don't want harassment. So I think it's a misunderstanding of what people want.”

NPR
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Karen Kornbluh
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