Retired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman seemed pleased with the recent arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov in France on Saturday.
Vindman, who came to fame as a key witness in the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump seems to be very comfortable with arresting those who share information he deems “misinformation.”
While Durov holds French citizenship, is arrested for violating French law, this has broader implications for other social media, including Twitter. There’s a growing intolerance for platforming disinfo & malign influence & a growing appetite for accountability. Musk should be… https://t.co/GyPMquKtKV
— Alexander S. Vindman 🇺🇸 (@AVindman) August 25, 2024
“While Durov holds French citizenship, is arrested for violating French law, this has broader implications for other social media, including Twitter. There’s a growing intolerance for platforming disinfo & malign influence & a growing appetite for accountability. Musk should be nervous,” Vindman posted to X.
Many social media posters on X were critical of Vindman's pro-censorship stance, so Vindman continued to criticize “These MAGA tech bros ‘free speech absolutists,’” and then ranted against Trump.
These MAGA tech bros “free speech absolutists,” weirdos saying that they’re a platform not at all responsible for moderating content are really triggered. France took action against the founder of telegram for running a platform that facilitated all manner of criminal activity,… https://t.co/nPh0AyaRRH
— Alexander S. Vindman 🇺🇸 (@AVindman) August 25, 2024
Surprising no one, the advocate for censorship went on X later to post his endorsement of Kamala Harris.
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Thanks for nothing Mark. Zuckerberg says he regrets censoring Covid posts and the Hunter Biden laptop story way after the fact.
— MRCTV (@mrctv) August 27, 2024
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