The US is ranked as a 'Flawed Democracy', what needs to change?

[ConservagameR]

the-pi-guy said:

ConservagameR said:

Why did Elon and Kanye not care at all about control over social media, only being able to use it themselves, until somewhat recently?

Why did they then both go out of their way to spend ridiculous amounts of money to have full control over these so called free speech platforms?

To fix them because so many people are being wrongly silenced, and to own the platforms themselves to make sure they won't ever be silenced.

Want to make sure that you or others can speak freely? Don't rely on democratic rights or morals, instead rely on the free market and capitalism to make yourself (tens of) billions of dollars, otherwise you very well may be kept quiet.

Elon Musk was absolutely not silenced in any way. Despite the fact that he was spreading authoritarian propaganda, he still has a lively twitter account.

Being scared of being "silenced", doesn't make it so. 

Kanye isn't "fixing" Parler.  

Where did I say Elon was silenced? I simply referred you to him as his more recent situations are very much about this as a whole.

I personally don't find him attempting to help Ukraine with Starlink as authoritarian or propaganda, but you're free to think that if that's your view.

I did mention fixing the platform, which Elon has said he plans to do to Twitter, and both he and Kanye with Parler have suggested they want to change and expand both platforms for the good of the consumer.

Kanye isn't just scared, it's clear an attempt is being made to keep him quiet and to cancel him. I don't believe Elon has expressed worry, but to think he isn't worried whatsoever would be naive given who has been shut out of social media.