Tomasz Piątek, known for his so-called “independent” analyses, has weighed in on the subject of social media. In a manner typical of supporters of the December 13 Coalition, he began discussing… the need to “gag” these platforms. Naturally, this came under the guise of concern for society.
Experts and media circles sympathetic to the December 13 Coalition frequently raise the issue of the so-called “need to shut down social media platforms.”
Take, for example, a statement by Dorota Wysocka-Schnepf, an employee of the soon-to-be-dissolved public broadcaster TVP, who argued in favor of potentially shutting down the platform X.
Her remarks sparked widespread outrage online, with users openly expressing their disapproval of such authoritarian tendencies. Many negative comments underscored the fundamental democratic value of freedom of speech.
Piątek Has an Even More “Compelling” Theory
The idea of censoring X during the election campaign stirred public opinion to such an extent that it was ultimately not pursued. However, this does not mean the issue has been put to rest. Tomasz Piątek, the “independent” journalist, recently revisited the topic. A video circulating on social media shows him claiming that social media is an ultimate evil that “threatens civilization.”
“When I talk about gagging the loudspeakers, I mean addressing a civilizational problem — namely, social media. Because they are the loudspeakers. They are the primary threat to our civilization. They have destroyed traditional media. They have disrupted the flow of information. They have caused the disappearance of a unified public opinion — fragmenting it into increasingly impenetrable bubbles, isolated from one another. One bubble has no idea what’s happening in another. This is the dismantling of society. It deprives the public of the ability to communicate. And that, in itself, is a form of gagging society. If someone speaks and no one hears them, it’s as though that person has been gagged — or others have had their ears blocked,” claims Piątek.
He continues:
“That’s why gagging the loudspeakers actually serves freedom of speech, rather than working against it. If we silence the loudspeakers, we’ll be able to hear each other better, and once again, words will carry meaning.”