Free Speech for Me, Not for Thee: How Social Media Manufactures Hate
Published: Oct 04, 2025 23:15
Charlie Kirk and his imitators shout about free speech while using their platforms to smear, dox and cancel anyone who disagrees. When a Sony developer joked about Kirk, he was fired; when millions are slaughtered in Gaza, the same voices shrug. This is not free speech, it is weaponized hypocrisy. The 'marketplace of ideas' has become a hate factory, run by billionaires who profit from outrage. Social media algorithms do not reward truth, they reward conflict, polarization and brainwashing. Young people are fed a diet of memes and rage until they believe cruelty is courage. Meanwhile, the same networks ban critics of empire, shadowban dissent, and protect advertisers. Ghost of Tsushima boycotts, celebrity pile-ons, influencer mobs—none of it is real debate, it is manipulation for profit. Truthloop says it plain: free speech without accountability is not freedom, it is a megaphone for the powerful. Social media does not liberate minds, it harvests them. Until we build systems that value facts over fury, every 'free speech warrior' will just be another hypocrite selling hate.