Elon Musk just took the keys to the Twitter head office Friday, and by Saturday, Bloomberg’s Davey Alba reported that “in the wake of Elon Musk buying Twitter Inc., a tide of slurs and racist memes swelled on the platform, sparking concern that the site is entering an era of hateful speech.”
Wow, Musk is in charge for a day and already the social media platform is “roiling with hate speech.” Alba didn’t provide any specific examples, but just take his word for it.
We were assured earlier today that all political violence comes from the Right, but a woman going by the handle @Wendy4Biden (whose account no longer exists) tried to prove a point by praying all Donald Trump supporters got cancer, heart disease, and lung disease, and maybe got into some car accidents too. She can say that now that “free speech absolutist” Musk is in charge, right?
Weird thing to pray to God about. Heck, that’s not even the nastiest tweet we’ve seen today.
Hey @elonmusk
What we gonna do about this? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/wbbJa49gNB
— Stifler's Mom 2.0 ❤️🔥 (@StiflersMom47) October 31, 2022
No harm no foul.
— Craig Keenan (@Calcrash) October 31, 2022
Doesn't hurt me at all. You can have your feeling and opinion. Let her say it.
— Johnny (@johnny11series) October 31, 2022
I’m used to it LOL!!
— Ultra SALTY Dark Preacher5000 (@Preacher5k) October 31, 2022
Why does anyone need to do anything about it? Isn't this a right to say? It's poor form, but still.
— Proval Volk (@ProvalVolk) October 31, 2022
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https://twitter.com/Brian_USA_1/status/1587152616080932868
We’ll allow them to show their true colors. No need to censor their hatred
— Mike Jenks (@mikejenksOG263) October 31, 2022
Such unprovoked hostility!
— 🇺🇸Frank Drebin (@FrankDr76169772) October 31, 2022
Literally shaking!
— Dougiesez (@crazee2me) October 31, 2022
Absolutely nothing. And Twitter will be better because of it. We (constitutionalists) won this battle.
— saddle up! (@JustinSaddle) October 31, 2022
Uh. exactly how is this different?
— Jerseycy (@Jerseycy11) October 31, 2022
Nothing. She’s irrelevant. Who cares
— Don (@donnybball27) October 31, 2022
https://twitter.com/Brian_USA_1/status/1587153061646041088
https://twitter.com/1783Phoenix/status/1587163559183540226
https://twitter.com/Robert_A_Rainey/status/1587153730788413440
Giggle about it
— Your Pops (@thatCooldad1) October 31, 2022
https://twitter.com/i_am_a_nit_twit/status/1587196574836432896
Maybe not so much:
https://twitter.com/LeslieTesla/status/1587174866012209155
Just laugh and vote
— Wangxiety 🇺🇸 (@Wangxiety1) October 31, 2022
Let them say what they want. It's their right. We don't believe in taking away freedoms.
— Floyd Beckman (@Antivaxxerfrver) October 31, 2022
You were always allowed to say that.
— Greg J. Marchand MD (@MarchandSurgery) October 31, 2022
We know, right? When was anyone even suspended for saying something like that about a conservative? There are protected classes on Twitter, like trans women, but conservatives were never among them.
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Related:
Bloomberg: Elon Musk’s Twitter ‘roils with hate speech’ as a tide of racists memes swells https://t.co/KOfHhMtnUb
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 30, 2022
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