Social Media Titans Kick Out Stefan Molyneux. What’s Next?

“Effectively, there is no democracy without such an unconditional symmetry in the rights to express yourself and the gravest threat is the slippery slope in the attempts to limit speech on grounds that some of it may hurt some people’s feelings. Such restrictions do not necessarily come from the state itself, rather from the forceful establishment of an intellectual monoculture by an overactive thought police in the media and cultural life.”Given the nature of the managerial state, which has focused more on behavior modification while maintaining a semblance of respect for private control of the means of production, the lines have blurred between the private and the public. So, this makes handling the issue of social media deplatforming a thorny one for free market advocates. There is, however, a cause for optimism. Similar to the rise of alternative media in the face of increased broadcast media consolidation, several social media competitors such as GAB. Bitchute and DLive have emerged in order to provide a safe haven for those who share controversial opinions. Although it is reasonable to believe that these alternatives will likely not reach mainstream levels of recognition, their existence still serves as a fallback option. The very act of being deplatformed can basically deprive a creator of their livelihood. The presence of these alternatives demonstrates the power of market forces. As long as there’s a demand for alternative platforms, there will generally be entrepreneurs who are willing to build these services. Where there’s a problem, there will generally be a market solution waiting in the wings. In the meantime, harnessing the alternative platforms available as they gain more traction is the best move for content creators out there who have controversial things to say about politics and the social landscape. That means we must continue to explain the value of free speech and open discourse and defend alternative platforms that promote controversial discourse.
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