Musk Reverses Censorship Decision!

I have never seen a more responsive leader—someone who will swiftly switch courses, admit they were wrong, and apologize to people on a public forum.

This is why I am a big fan of Elon Musk, he’s dynamic and willing to admit fault—he actually listens to people who use his product instead of imposing a strict, top-down, authoritarian regime.

Earlier today, I wrote a piece on why every conservative should be concerned about Twitter’s decision to censor the Daily Wire production “What Is A Woman?” by Matt Walsh.

I was somewhat critical of Twitter’s actions in the piece and of Twitter’s broader ‘speech, but not reach’ policy.

Now I have to eat my words because, according to this tweet from Elon Musk, the promotion of “What Is A Woman?” is back on, and you can stream the film for free on Twitter over the next 24 hours. Just click here.

Here’s Musk’s response to Daily Wire CEO Jeremy Boreing’s earlier thread:

This was a mistake by many people at Twitter. It is definitely allowed.

Whether or not you agree with using someone’s preferred pronouns, not doing so is at most rude and certainly breaks no laws.

I should note that I do personally use someone’s preferred pronouns, just as I…

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 1, 2023

Earlier, Matt Walsh also spoke out and exclaimed that they Daily Wire would stream “What Is A Woman?” for free, on Twitter, regardless of the promotion.

Read this thread. We are streaming “What Is A Woman” free for all on Twitter tonight. Despite signing an agreement with us, Twitter now says they will label the film hate speech and suppress it. This is a gross betrayal of the free speech promises they have made to their users. https://t.co/KTn3CjRFSS

— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) June 1, 2023

What Is A Woman is already trending. Keep it going. It’s a great way to ring in Pride Month and also we need to keep the pressure on Twitter. The film streams tonight. Will they label it hate speech as they’ve threatened to do? We’ll find out. A lot riding on this. pic.twitter.com/bQfE7GRcAr

— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) June 1, 2023

Daily Wire reported earlier today:

After Elon Musk’s takeover of the social media platform and his promised dedication to free speech, The Daily Wire sought a deal to stream Matt Walsh’s “What is a Woman?” on Twitter for the documentary’s one-year anniversary.

Initially, Twitter responded enthusiastically to the idea, even offering The Daily Wire a package to purchase a whole page for Twitter users to view the film, Boreing said.

That changed after the platform asked to view a screening of the film.

Here’s a short trailer of the film, in case you haven’t heard much about the groundbreaking documentary:

A year ago today, "What Is A Woman?" was released to coincide with Pride Month. Our team worked tirelessly to bring this important film to the public.

I can't believe what I'm reading regarding Twitter now backtracking a deal made with @realDailyWire to host the film in its… https://t.co/NS8Hrnmfdk pic.twitter.com/hUBhSR7i9H

— Haley Kennington (@ladykennington) June 1, 2023

Trending Politics also confirmed the reversal of the earlier decision to censor “What Is A Woman?”:

Twitter owner Elon Musk stepped in and reversed the company’s decision to censor an airing of Daily Wire’s widely successful What Is A Woman documentary.

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The company had previously told Daily Wire that it would need to be edited to remove instances of “misgendering.”