Elon Musk is a weirdo POS

[frank ryan]

Maybe not Fuentes directly but Musk has amplified MAGA universe member and rapist and kid abuser Andrew Tate.
Gemini told me this:


Yes, Elon Musk has amplified and supported Andrew Tate on X multiple times. [1, 2]
Account Reinstatement

• Musk reinstated Andrew and Tristan Tate's suspended accounts on the platform (formerly Twitter) after taking it over in late 2022. [1, 2]

Public Endorsements and Agreement

• Musk publicly agreed with posts praising Tate's entry into British politics and his controversial political statements.

• Musk replied "He’s not wrong" to a post claiming that Tate’s political plans would be more effective than those of current politicians.

• Musk has participated in live audio Spaces on X alongside Tate and other controversial figures.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Not Claude. I ask GPT for examples of critics Elon has banned.



Yes. If by “banned” you mean accounts suspended by X/Twitter while Elon Musk owned and controlled the company, some of the most notable cases include:

• ElonJet / Jack Sweeney — Sweeney ran the account tracking Musk’s private jet using publicly available flight data. Musk personally announced its suspension in December 2022.
• Ryan Mac — New York Times technology reporter. His account was suspended in December 2022 after reporting on Musk and the ElonJet controversy.
• Drew Harwell — Washington Post technology reporter. Suspended during the same December 2022 episode.
• Donie O'Sullivan — CNN reporter. Suspended after covering Musk and the ElonJet controversy.
• Matt Binder — Mashable journalist. His account was also suspended during the December 2022 crackdown.
• Keith Olbermann — Political commentator and frequent Musk critic; his account was temporarily suspended in 2022 after a dispute involving Musk.
• Linette Lopez — Business Insider journalist who had extensively criticized Musk and Tesla; her account was temporarily restricted/suspended during Musk's ownership.
• Mastodon — Not a person, but X also suspended the official Mastodon account after it posted a link to the ElonJet account.

Funny list. I can assure you Keith Olberman has not been banned and is posting like crazy on X. (unfortunately)

Frank, yes Musk is a weirdo with some crazy opinions, but you cannot seriously argue that there is more censorship now on X vs Twitter under the prior ownership. In fact, much of your criticism of Musk is that he not silence nutjobs you dislike. Or that Musk himself says things you don't like. Pick a lane, bro.

[frank ryan]

JL, you attribute things to me that I didn't communicate. There is a difference between "silencing the nutjobs" and not amplifying them. I suspect Olberman became unbanned. That's why the list says temporarily banned

He isn't just a weirdo, he is a harmful actor and essential to MAGA. Joe Rogan has does his best to sanewash him.

I don't believe I said he bans more people than twitter did under Jack Dorsey. I said he wasn't some great defender of free speech. I've given you examples but it's never enough.


He isn't a paragon of virtue. He has weaponized X for his personal and professional benefit.

[dabrockster]

Good grief. It doesn't have to have anything to do with your question, other than I'm curious why are defensive of him.

It's not that he "allows speech" that I don't like. He amplifies it and amplifies misinformation There's a big difference.

I could google a list of people he has banned but I feel I'd just get some eyerolls or something similar.

I am giving the eye roll while you sit there and doge the question and then argue people would just blow you off when you lost someone. How ironic..

[dabrockster]

Not Claude. I ask GPT for examples of critics Elon has banned.



Yes. If by “banned” you mean accounts suspended by X/Twitter while Elon Musk owned and controlled the company, some of the most notable cases include:

• ElonJet / Jack Sweeney — Sweeney ran the account tracking Musk’s private jet using publicly available flight data. Musk personally announced its suspension in December 2022.
• Ryan Mac — New York Times technology reporter. His account was suspended in December 2022 after reporting on Musk and the ElonJet controversy.
• Drew Harwell — Washington Post technology reporter. Suspended during the same December 2022 episode.
• Donie O'Sullivan — CNN reporter. Suspended after covering Musk and the ElonJet controversy.
• Matt Binder — Mashable journalist. His account was also suspended during the December 2022 crackdown.
• Keith Olbermann — Political commentator and frequent Musk critic; his account was temporarily suspended in 2022 after a dispute involving Musk.
• Linette Lopez — Business Insider journalist who had extensively criticized Musk and Tesla; her account was temporarily restricted/suspended during Musk's ownership.
• Mastodon — Not a person, but X also suspended the official Mastodon account after it posted a link to the ElonJet account.

Sooo. A dude was posting and tracking his private Jet and got banned. And others who were a part of it were also.


Yeah, his personal safety and life being out in jeopardy is no biggie but let’s bitch about those doing that being banned.

I stand corrected. I am eye rolling after your Google or ChatGPT search (The shittiest one of all search engines)..

but go on, tell us how he is stifling free speech.

[dabrockster]

And does the average voter have billions to try and tip the scales of the outcome? That's is what Elon is doing.

Yes. Yea the other side does. IF they opt to support the candidate.

[dabrockster]

JL, you attribute things to me that I didn't communicate. There is a difference between "silencing the nutjobs" and not amplifying them. I suspect Olberman became unbanned. That's why the list says temporarily banned

He isn't just a weirdo, he is a harmful actor and essential to MAGA. Joe Rogan has does his best to sanewash him.

I don't believe I said he bans more people than twitter did under Jack Dorsey. I said he wasn't some great defender of free speech. I've given you examples but it's never enough.


He isn't a paragon of virtue. He has weaponized X for his personal and professional benefit.

He bans his critics, he goes after anyone who boycotts one of his companies. He is very selective about what policies are enforced.

He is certainly not better than twitter. It's as concerning to me that he uses it as bully pulpit. He amplifies some hateful voices like Tommy Robinson and Nick Fuentes

[Pelado]

You label Ken Paxton as a "political candidate". That's like saying Trump is a simple civil servant. You can't ignore the baggage they carry and expect your argument to be taken seriously.

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That's a long list of deplorable stuff, but there was at least one item that didn't seem to belong:

—Protected a laboratory that tortured and killed over 400 puppies

BigPiney

[Copelius]

That's a long list of deplorable stuff, but there was at least one item that didn't seem to belong:



BigPiney

That might be the one that pushes him over the top against Tallerico.

[Northwestcoug]

If only BP voted in Tejaa, we could find out if his puppy killing stance is more important than his anti-corruption stance.

[falafel]

Funny list. I can assure you Keith Olberman has not been banned and is posting like crazy on X. (unfortunately)

Frank, yes Musk is a weirdo with some crazy opinions, but you cannot seriously argue that there is more censorship now on X vs Twitter under the prior ownership. In fact, much of your criticism of Musk is that he not silence nutjobs you dislike. Or that Musk himself says things you don't like. Pick a lane, bro.

Maybe not more censorship, but certainly more censorship of comments Musk does not like. That seems like an obvious point to anyone paying attention.

[frank ryan]

Wonderfully ethical Musk is already fucking with the elections:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/elon-musk-running-fake-voter-130639289.html

America PAC, a pro-Trump Super PAC financed primarily by Elon Musk to transfer massive funding to Donald Trump's presidential campaign in 2024, has published a website called VoteSafe.org that falsely claims to help people register to vote ahead of the midterm election in November. The site automatically grabs data and personal information from visitors and does not actually register anyone to vote.

America PAC has spent over $180,000 in marketing just this week to push voters to its fake registration site.

The site is designed to resemble the actual voter registration site Vote.org, which provides legitimate voter registration and information services, and is run by a registered nonpartisan, non-profit organization. Vote.org does not track any personal information, and only requires users to submit their email and mailing address.