Fixing blatant instances of censorship should be Musk's first task at Twitter
Under international human rights standards, freedom of speech is not limited by fake news. The global market of ideas and opinions is not limited to wrong information. Instead, the point is that wrong facts can get corrected when they face the other side in an open debate in a clash of ideas. Nowhere does it say that statements have to be true according to everyone before being voiced. This is why President Biden's disinformation board, or the Ministry of Truth, had such a short life. Twitter's censorship policies should have a short life, as new owner, Elon Musk, seeks to revamp things.
The lines on freedom of speech are not defined by fake news. The lines curtailing freedom of speech are hate speech or libel – and that is a huge space of a difference, compared to fake news. This is the standard on freedom of speech under international human rights law. Supporting one side or the other in a debate shouldn't result in branding one side propaganda, state media or government mouthpiece. It shouldn't be that easy to take down someone's credibility.
Iveta Cherneva