Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter and his criticisms of what has happened in the past at the social media company had the Washington Post doing a dive into who are the real victims here:
NEW: Two days into Musk buying Twitter, he’s using his megaphone to help target Twitter employees, prompting a barrage of attacks (including racist ones) from his fans.
Twitter workers have repeatedly asked management for protection from this scenario. https://t.co/zfTXhKSeVn— Elizabeth Dwoskin (@lizzadwoskin) April 27, 2022
Here’s how the WaPo story begins:
Elon Musk is using his powerful Twitter account to bolster right-wing users who sharply criticized two company executives, exposing them to the online masses who joined in the attacks.
It started with a Tuesday tweet from political podcast host Saagar Enjeti, who was responding to a report by Politico that Twitter’s legal, policy and trust leader broke down in tears at a meeting with her staff this week.
“Vijaya Gadde, the top censorship advocate at Twitter who famously gaslit the world on Joe Rogan’s podcast and censored the Hunter Biden laptop story, is very upset about the @elonmusk takeover,” Enjeti tweeted.
Tesla CEO Musk, who acquired Twitter for $44 billion this week, replied, criticizing Gadde’s past actions. “Suspending the Twitter account of a major news organization for publishing a truthful story was obviously incredibly inappropriate,” he wrote.
Journalist Glenn Greenwald has seen enough:
The Twitter official Musk criticized, in the mildest of tones, makes $17 million/year, as @neontaster says.
Over and over, the largest media corporations try to place the most powerful people *off-limits from criticism* by claiming any criticisms of them generates "harassment." https://t.co/C0XyuUoHzv
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) April 27, 2022
And maybe the WaPo should just sit this one out. Here’s why:
The same WashPost just doxed a private citizen, dragging her into the spotlight because they disliked her politics, publishing her address as they did it. That generated immense "harassment."
How can one criticize powerful people without being accused of generating "harassment"?
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) April 27, 2022
Please read this thread from @esaagar — about the WashPost's attempt to blame him for "harassment" received by a mega-rich Twitter official because he criticized her — to see how corrupt corporate journalism is when it comes to its enemies. Please read:https://t.co/uRvW3uRoAI
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) April 27, 2022
It is just insane beyond words that the very same Bezos-owned paper that just doxed and published private details about a private citizen is now trying to claim that any criticisms of a mega-rich, powerful Twitter executive is immoral.
They really believe they are caste rulers.
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) April 27, 2022
Self-awareness obviously is not a requirement to become a “journalist” at the Washington Post.
This thread is why Musk bought twitter, and why a red wave is coming. People are fed up. Make excuses all you want, but it's coming. https://t.co/99cQjSfiZP
— Spencer Linn (@bctornado9) April 27, 2022
Not that we’re trying to wish away summer, but November can’t get here fast enough.
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