A nonprofit organization that researches links between social media, hate and extremism has been threatened with a lawsuit by X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

  • @EndOfLine
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    2782 years ago

    The “free speech absolutist” strikes again to silence speach he personally doesn’t like.

    • @Omgarm
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      522 years ago

      He’s such a hero! Imagine where we would be without him.

      • @Omgarm
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        342 years ago

        Honestly it would be amazing.

      • @Psyduck_world
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        182 years ago

        A lot fewer doge investors and a lot fewer people got scammed into buying crypto.

    • @Sludgehammer
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      312 years ago

      It’s so mortifying that I bought into the Mush hype for a few years. It’s one of those “embarrassing things you did as a kid” levels of self cringe.

      • @[email protected]
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        72 years ago

        When he was just running Tesla and SpaceX, and generally keeping his mouth shut he seemed okay. It was around Hyperloop that he started to show his true self.

    • Flying Squid
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      202 years ago

      “By ‘free speech,’ I simply mean that which matches the law. I am against censorship that goes far beyond the law.”

      – Musk Tweeted that after getting criticized for censoring Twitter in Turkey and India. So apparently if North Korea allowed Twitter, he’d happily censor away since that would be the law.

      • @[email protected]
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        22 years ago

        The good ol “Everything I say has super smart and deep meaning that needs to be explained everytime I make seemingly absurd, contradictory and short-sighted comments.” What a deep, mysterious and nuanced fellow.

    • Ley
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      112 years ago

      Well he was right about one thing. Humour is legal again because this is hilarious.