Free Speech
Content moderation and speech policies
9
Supported
11
Opposed
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Mixed
0
Silent
All Stances (36)
Removed fact-checkers January 2025. Added Community Notes. Zuckerberg called previous moderation "censorship." Pro-Trump pivot.
Zuckerberg removed fact-checkers January 2025. Called previous moderation "censorship." Policy shift.
Substack criticized for platforming extremist content. Refused to ban Nazi newsletters.
CEO Tim Sweeney vocally supports open metaverse. Against walled gardens. Championed interoperability and open standards.
Advocates for open metaverse. Against platform monopolies. Supports interoperability. Tencent stake complicates China stance.
Google YouTube demonetizes creators. Opaque content policies. Project Nimbus protesters silenced internally.
TikTok allowed Palestinian voices when other platforms suppressed. Congressional pressure to ban. ByteDance ownership scrutinized.
Reddit subreddit quarantines and bans controversial. Steve Huffman inconsistent on moderation.
TikTok under Shou Zi Chew allowed diverse content. Palestinian voices had reach. Contrasts with Meta.
Sundar Pichai YouTube demonetization. Opaque content policies. Project Nimbus protesters silenced.
Tim Cook App Store content moderation. China censorship compliance. Privacy advocate but not absolutist.
Satya Nadella LinkedIn moderation. GitHub Copilot debates. Balanced corporate approach.
Andy Jassy Amazon content moderation on Twitch, Prime. Less political than social platforms.
Sam Altman GPT alignment criticized from both sides. Content policies debated. Evolving approach.
Dario Amodei Constitutional AI approach. Claude has nuanced content policies. Thoughtful moderation.
Y Combinator diverse portfolio. Funds companies across political spectrum. Pragmatic approach.
Sequoia traditional VC. Not vocal on content policy. Enterprise focus.
a16z Marc Andreessen free speech absolutism rhetoric. Anti-moderation stance.
Founders Fund Peter Thiel funded Gawker lawsuit. Free speech when convenient.
Khosla Ventures Vinod Khosla moderate on speech. Climate focus more than politics.
Meta suppressed Palestinian content. Algorithms amplify outrage. Community Notes not Community Standards.
Despite free speech advocacy, blocks thousands on X including journalists and critics. Called for censorship of "woke" content. Supports Elon Musk X policies while blocking dissent on his own feed.
Unity runtime fee controversy angered game developers. Company reversed after backlash.
Twitch content moderation policies criticized. Inconsistent enforcement on streamers.
Elon claims free speech absolutism. But bans accounts that mock him. Suspends journalists. Inconsistent enforcement.
Elon Musk "free speech absolutist" but bans accounts that mock him. Inconsistent enforcement.
Bought Twitter to promote "free speech." Unbanned previously suspended accounts.
Deplatformed users for political speech. $2500 "misinformation" fine controversy (reversed). Accused of political censorship.
Published memo telling employees who disagree with content to leave.
Kept Joe Rogan podcast despite COVID misinformation controversy.
Kept Joe Rogan despite misinformation controversy. Said platform not responsible for content. Neil Young and others left in protest.
Clubhouse content moderation challenged by audio format. Struggled with hate speech.
Nextdoor criticized for enabling racial profiling and discriminatory "suspicious activity" posts.
Anduril defense tech controversial. Palmer Luckey founded company after Oculus scandal.
Patreon content moderation criticized. Deplatformed controversial creators.
Dropped 8chan, Kiwi Farms after pressure. CEO Matthew Prince "uncomfortable" being content police. Inconsistent content moderation.