So Elon Musk today suspended reporters from the New York Times, Washington Post, The Intercept (my colleague Micah Lee), CNN, Mashable, and a few others. “I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means,” Musk had said back in the heady days of April.
Elon, like most of the .01% of US pop or 33,000 individuals with a net worth of $400+ MIL, is a malignant narcissist with a severe wealth addiction. HOWEVER, I think anyone would kick-off the person or persons responsible for the attack on a close family member resulting from live time coverage of their whereabouts. If the responsible parties would cease & desist from this type of coverage as we can now clearly see the potential consequences of such coverage, I would think he might let them back on IF there is public pressure to do so.
Count me in on Elon's purge... I don't think i have tweeted since he took over Twitter but i have been banned.
Prior to him taking over twitter i commented on Musks Tweets and usually poked fun at him. But even that was maybe once or twice a week at most. And now i am BANNED...
This is Musks version of FREE SPEECH... Free speech for anyone that tells him what he wants to hear is more like it.
Thanks for the Great and thoughtful piece. We appreciate all of your hot takes Ryan!!
Banning reporters from Twitter is a free speech violation. However, it feels weird wanting to know anyone’s whereabouts 24/7.
Daniel Ellsberg, NYT, Washington Post, Pentagon Papers...same story, different cast.
I'd be curious as to what you discover.
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Elon, like most of the .01% of US pop or 33,000 individuals with a net worth of $400+ MIL, is a malignant narcissist with a severe wealth addiction. HOWEVER, I think anyone would kick-off the person or persons responsible for the attack on a close family member resulting from live time coverage of their whereabouts. If the responsible parties would cease & desist from this type of coverage as we can now clearly see the potential consequences of such coverage, I would think he might let them back on IF there is public pressure to do so.
Count me in on Elon's purge... I don't think i have tweeted since he took over Twitter but i have been banned.
Prior to him taking over twitter i commented on Musks Tweets and usually poked fun at him. But even that was maybe once or twice a week at most. And now i am BANNED...
This is Musks version of FREE SPEECH... Free speech for anyone that tells him what he wants to hear is more like it.