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Review: Working for the Brand: how corporations are destroying free speech
by Josh Bornstein (Scribe)
Free speech has become a political hobby horse in today’s world of increasingly
divisive populism.
On the one side, the cancel culture left is accused of erecting ideological
barriers that silence the expression of political opinions that do not conform
to the party line. On the other, the right often supports no-holds-barred
public dialogue, including the most hurtful, offensive, defamatory and
downright hateful statements.
A central figure in this political divide is self-declared “free speech
absolutist” Elon Musk, who framed his US$44 billion purchase of Twitter as a
win for free speech, “the bedrock of a functioning democracy”. He soon
declared: “Cancel culture has been canceled.”
Josh Bornstein, author of the new book
Working for the Brand: How Corporations
are Destroying Free Speech, paints a very different picture of the fate of
individual liberty in today’s corporate society.
He presents a series of stark examples. In the new workplace, employees are
fired for social media jokes that misfire, workplace contracts are used to
punish industrial action, and sharing news deemed controversial can lose you
your livelihood."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
