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Great article from @mmasnick on Elon's dumb lawsuit against ExTwitter's advertisers: https://www.techdirt.com/2024/08/07/it-always-gets-dumber-elon-sues-the-ad-coalition-he-just-rejoined-because-he-thinks-its-illegal-to-not-advertise-on-extwitter/
It Always Gets Dumber: Elon Sues The Ad Coalition He Just Rejoined Because He Thinks It’s Illegal To Not Advertise On ExTwitter

Remember when Elon told advertisers not to advertise on ExTwitter? Remember how he told them to “go fuck” themselves? Well, now he’s suing those companies for the serious crime (he claims it might …

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Aug 7, 2024 at 6:50pmWeb
Show threadjackAug 7, 2024
@Jonnojohnson @mmasnick "you will be forced to advertise on Twitter. Yes, I did tell you to f*ck off last year"
Show threadkkellerAug 7, 2024
@Jonnojohnson @mmasnick I love Masnick's writing, both the insightful content and the snarky insults!
Show threadJonno 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Aug 7, 2024
@kkeller @mmasnick Same
Show threadIvor HewittAug 7, 2024
@Jonnojohnson @mmasnick I mean, it's so laughably stupid it has to be some form of performance art.
Show threadAndreas KAug 7, 2024

@Jonnojohnson @mmasnick
Remember #Naziboy is a genius!

Next up, suing every living driving licence holder who hasn't bought a Tesla for $80K damage for not buying a Tesla. Illegal boycott of the Nazi-chariot.

That should be about half of a quadrillion of damages to collect for Tesla.

How's that for a business model?

Show threadCameron MacLeodAug 8, 2024
@Jonnojohnson @mmasnick It always gets worse: https://www.businessinsider.com/ad-group-to-suspend-garm-initiative-following-elon-musk-lawsuit-2024-8
Ad group 'discontinuing' GARM initiative following Elon Musk lawsuit

Ad trade group the World Federation of Advertisers said the decision was "not made lightly" but that GARM is a not-for-profit with limited resources.

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Show threadJonno 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Aug 9, 2024
@c_9 @mmasnick 👿
Show threadJonno 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Aug 9, 2024
@c_9 @mmasnick https://www.techdirt.com/2024/08/09/jim-jordan-celebrates-successful-speech-suppression-as-a-claimed-win-for-free-speech/
Jim Jordan & Elon Musk Suppressed Speech; Don’t Let Them Pretend It’s A Win For Free Speech

Up is down, left is right, day is night. And now, to Jim Jordan and Elon Musk, clear, direct government censorship is, apparently, “free speech.” This isn’t a huge surprise, but on Thursday, the Wo…

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