Free Speech Killing a culture of free speech By Jay Cost January 27, 2023 09:40 AM Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Email Print Free Speech Killing a culture of free speech By Jay Cost January 27, 2023 09:40 AM Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Email Print Over the last month, journalists such as Matt Taibbi, Bari Weiss, and Michael Shellenberger have unveiled the “Twitter Files.” With unprecedented access granted by Twitter CEO Elon Musk, they have revealed a deep connection between the social media giant and government, a union the main purpose of which was to throttle content that the latter deemed false or misleading. The reaction has been mixed. Conservatives, and independent-minded liberals such as Taibbi, are outraged, arguing that this corporate-government nexus is a profound violation of civil liberty. On the other hand, many progressives, and their...