John Milne
13 January, 2025
Opinion

John Milne MP: How do you know this article is written by me?

How hard is it to be a moderate, centre-ground politician in today’s media world?

John Milne MP speaking Parliament.

And this is precisely the danger of the Elon Musk/Donald Trump axis. Musk used his immense personal wealth to buy Twitter and turn it into his own personal social media network. To recoup his costs he sacked all the moderators and give free rein to ‘clickbait’ posts. Overnight he turned from a liberal into a right wing enthusiast.

Freedom of speech has always been about helping people without a voice speaking truth to power. But what’s happening today is the opposite. Musk is the richest man on earth and he has more than enough power already.