After “Kanye West of Journalism” Milo Yiannopoulos was banned from Twitter last week, the controversial conservative gay tech editor of Breitbart found allies in some unlikely places. In addition to a list of liberals who called for Twitter to reinstate Milo, WikiLeaks questioned Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey over the decision.
Twitter CEO @jack Dorsey tweeting with @wikileaks about Nero/Milo ban: https://t.co/46Xdwz4dfj pic.twitter.com/Oz49r1svIZ
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) July 21, 2016
@jack We will start a rival service if this keeps up because @WikiLeaks & our supporters are threatened by a space of feudal justice.
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) July 21, 2016
Yiannopoulous agreed that a social media platform that embraced all forms of speech would replace websites that censor based upon politics.
Milo expressed similar sentiments about the future of Twitter.
In an email with Red Alert Politics, Milo said that “Twitter just signed its own death warrant. It’s now inevitable that a younger rival with a better commitment to free speech will take its place.” Websites embraced all forms of speech and didn’t selectively censor users over politics would replace those like Twitter.
(H/T: Heat Street)
