Charlie StrossNov 7, 2022
Max Kennerly

March: Elon Musk reaches out to The Babylon Bee and makes what is apparently the first reference to buying Twitter, then posts a poll asking if Twitter "rigorously adheres" to the principles of free speech.

October: The Babylon Bee files an amicus brief with SCOTUS arguing "parody shouldn’t be stripped of constitutional protection just because it’s not clearly labeled as parody."

November: Musk bans parody on Twitter unless clearly labeled. 🙃

https://twitter.com/MaxKennerly/status/1589409807009992706

Max Kennerly on Twitter

“"Furthermore, parody shouldn’t be stripped of constitutional protection just because it’s not clearly labeled as parody." --Supreme Court Amicus Brief of The Babylon Bee, October 28, 2022”

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Nov 7, 2022 at 12:16amWeb
Show threadKyle FordNov 7, 2022
@maxkennerly The Aristocrats!
Show thread👀's BelleNov 7, 2022
@maxkennerly This. Such a, I've said he has revenge syndrome, he and tfg.
Show threadLes LoreNov 7, 2022
@maxkennerly as I blocked him long ago, I have to ask - has he clearly labelled his own account as parody? I mean, really...
Show threadHudda AhmedNov 7, 2022
@maxkennerly
Show threadmary angela perna✅Nov 7, 2022
@maxkennerly RIGHT? So by his new rules (LMAO), “libs of TikTok” should NOT be verified & banned
Show threadAnarchic TeapotNov 7, 2022
@maxkennerly And immediately bans several clearly labelled parodies of himself.
Show threaddonblancoNov 7, 2022
@maxkennerly but this was specifically in relation to impersonation, not parody in general. Big difference.
Show threadMax KennerlyNov 7, 2022

@dixongexpat I think you see some sort of bright line between "impersonation" and "parody" when it's really a big gray continuum with a lot of subjective judgments.

And the "impersonation" in question--funny tweets labeled Elon Musk but with a handle that clearly isn't his--falls on the parody side, not the impersonation side.

Show threadVlada Knowlton Nov 7, 2022
@maxkennerly Also relevant that Musk was triggered by the fact that Babylon Bee was suspended for misgendering a trans woman. As many others have been noting throughout the process - one of his main motivators from the start has been his extreme transphobia.
Show threadbenharwoodNov 8, 2022
@maxkennerly in MusKGalaxy, there is no parody when firing 3,700 employees because of greed and Silicon Valley ego.
Show threadjustthisguyNov 8, 2022

@maxkennerly Beware the Ideas of March

(to quote @neilhimself/The Sandman)

Show threadRaelynne79 (she/her) 🇪🇺🇬🇧🏳️‍🌈Nov 12, 2022
@maxkennerly LegalEagle on YouTube reported on the Onion's brief on the same subject. Highly entertaining!