1. ABOUT LAST NIGHT
I participated in a Twitter space hosted by @[email protected] w/a lot of journalists
When I joined @[email protected], one of Musk's apparatchiks, was badgering @[email protected], a suspended reporter, and Jack Sweeney, the guy behind the accounts that tracked jets
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@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] 2. Jason was making the point that everyone was upset about the suspension, but we need to focus on the real point: IF YOU POSTED SOMEONE'S REAL TIME LOCATION AND SOMEONE DIED WOULD YOU FEEL BAD?
Drew made the point that this was a dumb question
3. Jason kept on asking it over and over again.
I think he thought this was a great way of redirecting the conversation and making Musk seem reasonable.
IS THIS THE KIND OF SOCIETY WE WANT TO LIVE IN? WHERE PEOPLE ARE PUT IN DANGER FROM BEING UNDER CONSTANT SURVEILLANCE?
4. I finally had enough. @[email protected] invited me to be a speaker so I interrupted
My point was: THE ENTIRE PREMISE OF THE QUESTION WAS A LIE.
The suspended journalists had not reported on Musk's real-time location!
They covered the fact that he suspended Sweeny's accounts
6. My other point was we can say we are concerned about the impact of social media use on people's safety BUT THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE LIMITED TO PRIVATE JETS.
MUSK HIMSELF WAS PUTTING PEOPLE AT RISK BY MAKING WILD ACCUSATIONS, INCLUDING THAT THEY WERE PEDOPHILES
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Thanks a lot!
Was worth listening to.
Elmo really means the things he tweets EXACTLY how he posts them. End of story.
8. Once I realized this, I shut up so Katie and Drew could ask him questions. Musk basically ignored the questions and kept repeating, "no doxxing" and "no special rules for journalists"
When Drew pressed him, he quickly bolted.
He does not like to be challenged or questioned.
9. Shortly after Musk left, THE SPACE WAS SHUT DOWN.
In fact, ALL SPACES WERE SHUT DOWN.
They weren't fully restored until tonight.
10. What was missing from @[email protected]'s defense of Musk, and Musk's own position is CONTEXT.
Musk says he's for free speech but when people are saying things he doesn't like, he tries to shut them up.
We saw this a few weeks ago with the Musk parody accounts
You are too kind. What lacked what an argument in good faith. Jason knows better. Even Elon knows better. The context was missing, it was blatantly ignored so they could shout down reality with fiction and a 40 billion dollar microphone.
11. Comedy was legal on Twitter until people started making fun of him. Then @[email protected] another Musk buddy redefined parody as "fraud" and insisted Musk was doing us all a favor.
BUT IT GOES MUCH DEEPER THAN THIS.
13. In China, Tesla reportedly sought to leverage the power of China's authoritarian regime to silence critics.
Tesla reportedly "asked Beijing to use its censorship powers to block" critical posts
14. A free press is central to free speech.
But after reporter Linette Lopez wrote critical stories about Tesla Musk accusing Lopez of conspiring with short sellers to trade on insider information, which is a crime
Musk had no proof but an army of minions to harass Lopez
15. The right to talk about joining a union is a key part of free speech rights for workers.
Musk, however, has sought to aggressively discourage unionization at Tesla. In a 2018 tweet, Musk threatened to rescind employee stock options at Tesla if workers decided to join a union
16. The Tesla NDA instructed employees that "they were not allowed to speak w/media w/o explicit written permission." But it did not say that labor law "protects employees when they speak with the media about working conditions [and[ labor disputes"
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/25/tesla-elon-musk-anti-union-tweet-must-be-deleted-nlrb.html
17. In 2018, pseudo-anonymous investor, Montana Skeptic, wrote extensively about Tesla stock
But in July 2018, Montana Skeptic shut down his Twitter account and stopped writing about Tesla. Why? Musk allegedly found out the identity of Montana Skeptic and alerted their employer
18. So yes, let's talk about free speech and let's talk about safety. But Twitter is a platform that is used by hundreds of millions of people.
THE SITE'S RULES SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN BY THE QUIXOTIC INTERESTS OF ONE BILLIONAIRE
HE BOUGHT IT, BUT HE ALSO NEEDS USERS TO BUY IN
19. And Musk and his minions should stop gaslighting people about Musk being a champion of free speech.
He is not.
He is wealthy, and he bought the site.
That's it.
22. If you think I’m exaggerating, these tweets are a good summary of @[email protected]’s argument in the Twitter Space
Note: a car is not a plane and no one did this
He's for free speech for the right. A true Trump Republican. Rules for thee but not for me.
'quixotic'??
That could never apply to anything Musk does.
Cervantes is already turning in his grave.
Elon Musk is an arsehole
Nobody gets to possess $000,000,000s of other peoples' created wealth without being a total arsehole
Think about it.
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