Elon Musk To Fund Legal Challenges To Ireland’s Oppressive “Hate Speech” Legislation

If you’re tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Elon Musk has issued a warning against new proposals on “hate speech” regulation in Ireland. During the discussion with Gript, he relayed his fears that the proposed rules could leave the Irish citizenry subject to politicians’ breadth of interpretations of “hate speech,” thus potentially infringing freedom of speech. Going further, Musk committed financial support towards opposing the proposed law through legal means. Display content from Twitter Click here to display content from Twitter. Learn more in Twitter’s privacy policy. Always display content from Twitter Open content directly var _oembed_d6368e145fdc7443be9146d5fa4d214a = ‘{“embed”:”<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;I'll bet you a billion dollars&quot;: In an exclusive interview with Gript, <a href="https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ben_Scallan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Ben_Scallan<\/a> speaks to <a href="https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@elonmusk<\/a> about Helen McEntee's hate speech bill, how climate policies like cutting herd sizes will impact on Irish farmers, and much more. <a href="https:\/\/t.co\/MVjxDTkkNu">pic.twitter.com\/MVjxDTkkNu<\/a><\/p>&mdash; gript (@griptmedia) <a href="https:\/\/twitter.com\/griptmedia\/status\/1749896029355344013?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src="https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"><\/script>”}’; .embed-twitter .embed-privacy-logo { background-image: url(https://reclaimthenet.org/wp-content/plugins/embed-privacy/assets/images/embed-twitter.png?v=1.8.1); } According to Musk, the ability of the Irish politicians to define hate speech based on personal interpretations poses a real danger to free speech, which he sees as fundamental to any democratic society. Musk made his comments about the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offenses) Bill. Once passed by the Dáil, the principal chamber of the Irish parliament, the bill hit a stumbling block in the Senate. Nonetheless, Justice Minister Helen McEntee emphasized the bill’s progression this year. Further…Elon Musk To Fund Legal Challenges To Ireland’s Oppressive “Hate Speech” Legislation