Carr Calls Misinformation Label Censorship, Gets Seconded by Musk

There's "an intentional and coordinated effort to silence" some political speech by "many in power -- whether in government or media," FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr wrote in a post on X on Sunday. He said these people "view free speech as a threat" and label views they don't like as "misinformation." He wrote: “The censors are not worried in these cases that people will be misled by the words they’ve chosen to read -- they’re worried that those words will be effective ... They want to impose their world view on others. Their goal is to lobotomize free thinking and pour in the cement of official orthodoxy.” Carr reposted a supporting comment by X and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who wrote, “Free speech is the bedrock of democracy.” Musk recently closed X’s offices in Brazil due to an investigation over charges of X sharing disinformation. Officials in the U.K. have blamed Musk for inciting anti-immigrant rioting there.