Social media firm boss says he will sue media watchdog that said ads were being placed alongside antisemitic content
  • Leraje@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    25·
    8 months ago

    Elon: “100% free speech, always!”

    MediaMatters: “Here’s evidence Musk is an antisemite.”

    Elon: “I’m suing you for speaking freely!”

  • originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com
    17·
    8 months ago

    as he has clearly abandoned his handlers, his outward communication gets worse and worse. hes like a stroke victim that refuses assistance, and is declining.

  • Jaysyn@kbin.social
    15·
    8 months ago

    This dumb fuck is about to be proven to be a bigot in a US court of law, isn’t he? Discovery & the inevitable counter-suit is going to be 🍿🍿🍿🍿

    • Kowowow@lemmy.ca
      1·
      8 months ago

      Legally defined as a bigot is almost as good as one alex jone’s lackies legally being a puppet

  • magnetosphere@kbin.social
    15·
    8 months ago

    “Above everything, including profit, X works to protect the public’s right to free speech. But for speech to be truly free, we must also have the freedom to see or hear things that some people may consider objectionable,” he added.

    It’s important to note that one of Musk’s lawyers, not Musk himself, made this statement. That’s because lawyers are immune to levels of irony that would be lethal to an ordinary human.

    • Natanael@slrpnk.net
      1·
      8 months ago

      Yup. Freedom isn’t force, we can all just choose to not look at that shit even if it’s allowed to exist in a dark corner

  • NutWrench@lemmy.ml
    14·
    8 months ago

    "Above everything, including profit, X works to protect the public’s right to free speech. But for speech to be truly free, we must also have the freedom to see or hear things that some people may consider objectionable,” he added.

    Good to know you believe in free speech. Elmo. So you won’t mind if companies exercise that right by choosing not to advertise on your racist, apartheid-loving network.

    • CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
      2·
      8 months ago

      But for speech to be truly free, we must also have the freedom to see or hear things that some people may consider objectionable,” he added._

      And the freedom to say “that’s objectionable” and choose not to be associated with it.

      • vivadanang@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        8 months ago

        Elon wants people to have the freedom to hear and see shit that makes them sick, but doesn’t want them to have the freedom to leave it’s presence.

        Elon’s a pretty twisted little shit, isn’t he?

      • h3rm17@sh.itjust.works
        01·
        8 months ago

        That’s not freedom of speech, that’s freedom of association. Different freedoms. Your point remakns though, I’m not arguing, just pointing that out.

    • Natanael@slrpnk.net
      2·
      8 months ago

      Freedom of speech is connected to freedom of association, which also includes the freedom to not speak and to not associate (ie. halting advertising)

  • atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
    10·
    8 months ago

    Musk, the richest man in the world, said today that he will be ‘holding his breath until everyone is nice to him’. The statement came as advertisers grew concerned about being associated with blatant antisemitism. A statement released by Apple claims that Musk is ‘acting up for attention and needs a timeout and possibly a nap.’ Musk responded with a post to X, formerly a semi-legitimate social media platform, that 'Apple is a big meanie who is in bed with the Jews. ’

  • umbraroze@kbin.social
    4·
    8 months ago

    “Has our company ever made bad business decisions? Well, we once bought advertising from Twitter. Don’t do that. In the calm, rational, well-weighed opinion of our company, Musk is a massive crybaby and dealing with him is such a fucking fucking headache.” - overheard in a business seminar, 2024

  • vivadanang@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    8 months ago

    I really want to see him fall on his face suing people who choose to not do business at the nazi bar, then try to sue the ADL for pointing out he runs the nazi bar. Please, please, let him spend whatever he has left on this…

  • HuddaBudda@kbin.social
    2·
    8 months ago

    But her boss (Elon) last night endorsed the pernicious antisemitic conspiracy theory that Jewish people are supporting “hordes of minorities” who are “flooding” into the country to replace white people.

    Ouch.

    I think that is called “Immigration” but the nuance might be lost to some people.

    It Also how genetic diversity works. Which the nuance might also be lost to some people. But this is how complex organism cycle out traits they don’t use anymore and adapt to traits they do need. We call this Evolution.

    But to say some population could control this process is laughable. I would think global warming would be our sign, we don’t have nature under control to that degree.

    And for sure, not by people who are bouncing around the idea of population replacement as a real theory.

    • Nougat@kbin.social
      11·
      8 months ago

      That’s why he’s been making rockets, so that when he gets his hands on warheads, he already has a launch vehicle.

  • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmus.orgEnglish
    116·
    8 months ago

    This is a win for the status quo bloods and crips.

    To me, there is a lot to bash Musk on, but the twitter files confirmed and should have enlightened many of the problems we currently have with politicians/media/corporations being in bed with each other.

    This seems similar to the Russiagate stories pushed by legacy media.

    Smearing opposition of the status quo, then once the population believes the lies, the truth starts to comes out years later by MSM journalists.

    I make mistakes and I am willing to learn, so please if anyone can articulate and explain in detail?

    Why all the baseless hate against Musk, while we already know enough about how he treats his workers to be against him. No need to be hostile or to lie when talking about him.