# Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 1)

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit
**Created:** [April 25, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442 "2022-04-25T22:50:17Z")
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### Author: ![am77494](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2814 "2023-01-25T14:27:12Z")

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> [@OldOlds](#):
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> I come from a country that elected Trump, and I criticize nationalists in other countries all the time.

I come from the same country, and I recognize that Indian Nationalism is different than the European or Orwellian Nationalism. That’s a different thread though.

> [@OldOlds](#):
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> Even taking everything you’ve pointed out at face value, that isn’t a good argument FOR censorship.

I come from a country that had special hearings and committees to establish Russia’s interference in the elections. Similarly, India’s elections are coming soon. When a foreign media digs up a more than 20 year old incident, that has been tried by the supreme court of India with numerous investigations and testimonials, India has a right to defend its sovereignty.

Switching gears, all democracies in the world will control to some extent Social Media like Twitter, especially during elections. Here is how the EU is censoring Twitter:

> **[How the EU is Forcing Twitter to Censor (and Musk Can't Stop It) ⋆ Brownstone...](https://brownstone.org/articles/how-the-eu-is-forcing-twitter-to-censor-and-musk-cant-stop-it/)**
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> Make no mistake about it. The European Union is, in effect, imposing its censorship on the entire world.

I think the outrage above is because a not so rich, non-white country like India has censored Twitter. And I am being called defensive !! EU’s censorship was okay though.

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