James O'Brien's take on 'freedom of speech broski' Elon Musk | LBC

James O'Brien delves into the recent questionable actions of 'freedom of speech broski' Elon Musk.
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[@JayJay5244]

For all it’s worth, Twitter getting destroyed wouldn’t be the worst thing… I think humanity would be much better off without Twitter 😂

[@karinaz8756]

He is destroying Twitter and Trump’s- Truth Social at the same time. We are getting a two for one. Lol

[@juanribeiro73]

Don't forget the Parler games with Kanye.

[@Kodakcompactdisc]

It’s a cesspit of poisonous hatred.

[@doctordeej]

We should leave it to those who like that sort of thing.

[@zztzgza]

Humanity would be much better off without social media sites in general.

[@hg82met]

Free-speech warrior Elon promised on day 1 that comedy was now 'legal' on Twitter. On day 2, he resorted to suspending any and every Elon Musk parody account. What a stable genius. He's not a thin-skinned, egotistical snowflake at all.

[@pansepot1490]

Lol, “stable genius” is a perfect “sobriquet”, as James O’Brien would say.

[@glidgebidge1029]

musk didnt bought twitter with his own money, its fundet by a neofacistic elite in the background to fulfill the purpose of pushing the reps in the mid-terms. we have to understand that a neofacistic-capitalistic cabale attempts to normalize facistic totalitarism. putin endorsed trump, to spoil the weaknes of the states: their polarity. since trump came to political power americans got toxic on each other. wake up all

[@kippsguitar6539]

But more successful than you can dream about

[@FQA77]

You are just another deranged that did not read the TOC. You guys are so funny! 😂😂

[@slayerrocks2]

@@kippsguitar6539 with a harem of cuckholds

[@lukaszepesi]

I've never seen a right wing person claim freedom of speech and NOT be a hypocrite it happens every single time. But enough people buy into it to still make it worth it for them.

[@GLYDR]

For right wingers "freedom of speech" is freedom to spread disinformation and lies.

[@adpmac3981]

I've never seen a lefty speak about free speech without being thoroughly disingenuous.

[@kevinjohnbetts]

@@adpmac3981 Can I just take that and the OP and say that people with illiberal viewpoints, left and right, rarely support the notion of free speech outside of their own echo-chambers. They use labels like 'woke' or 'politically correct', which are malleable and thus meaningless, to define what they regard as unacceptable. Even the word 'liberal' has become a snarl term on both sides of the fence.

[@lukaszepesi]

​@whybother now Well the easiest example right now is the right wing government in the UK using public nuisance and safety laws to arrest anybody they like. Like journalists covering protests or people who were against monarchy at the queens funeral and just holding up signs. It has been a while since I followed U.S. politics so I don't remember all the examples but a big issue was any anti war message which was equated to anti military message or burning the flag etc. The government usually shows a bit more restraint (when it gets to the courts) although there are often police officers who don't understand this and go way too far. Colin Kaepernick asked a Marine what the most respectful way to protest during the national anthem was and he told him to kneel and he was absolutely vilified. He probably had more than half of his career still ahead of him but he hasn't played in The NFL anymore. This example is more about the principal of free speech than the right but it shows how as soon as something triggers them free speech goes out the window, it never existed. Also voter suppression laws are a favorite of right wing governments and voting is one of the most important forms of expression.

[@eesa_1980]

Right and left are as hypocritical as each other

[@Hundeputzmunter]

Dictators are always sensitive to even the mildest of criticism

[@cherry-vz5kx]

Just like the S.J W on the left.

[@onlychangeiscertain]

@@cherry-vz5kx MAGA tears, i love it.

[@JoshSweetvale]

It's human nature. Why would you want to be criticized? It's a wolf gnawing at your ankles to see if you're easy prey. The only correct response, if you lived as an *animal,* would be overwhelming retaliation.

[@onlychangeiscertain]

@@JoshSweetvale And your point is …?

[@onlychangeiscertain]

@@djsc1439 Get a life - and a dictionary.

[@stacymartin5993]

Strange... Don't recall Elon Musk encouraging people to vote Democrat when Trump was POTUS.

[@larryborsa4396]

No, not strange. People do go crazy over time.

[@karinaz8756]

Who do you think buys his cars?

[@nicholashunt9522]

@@karinaz8756 well l own a Tesla...your point being?

[@_permanence]

Democrats began a hate campaign against him in 2020 in favour of their corrupt donors (eg. General Motors), despite Musk supporting them. Easy to see why he hates the current incarnation of the democrats

[@cdb5001]

@@nicholashunt9522 that you're a gullible nitwit.

[@tomwaller6893]

Just like the UK right-wing banging on about Freedom of Speech as they attempt to neuter Channel 4 and the BBC. I'm not too fond of the use of the word Woke as well. England is much like America, and you know how democracy will suffer.

[@pipster1891]

And BBC News is on their side!

[@Gitskreig]

@@seachd2268 There is a difference between free speech and permission to spout hate-speech. In addition, freedom and speech comes with responsibility for the concequences what you say and it doesn't give you the right to demand that everyone listen to you. If what you say results in nobody wanting to associate with your repugnant views, that isn't being 'cancelled', thats you being unwelcome on a platform.

[@BowChicaHonkHonk1]

He was part of Trumps Advisory Council and has been very vocal about employees rights at Tesla even before what's happening at Twitter, he's a staunch Republican because they'll allow him to keep more of his money, let's not pretend he's anything else

[@karinaz8756]

Funny - it’s LIBERALS that buy his cars.

[@danbrown1517]

Yes because the democrats really punish those billionaires 👍

[@nasty__nancy998]

Funny how mark zuckerberg donating $400 million to the democrat party campaign in 2020 wasnt a problem.

[@_permanence]

It’s simple. The Democrats tried to sink Tesla in 2020 as commanded by their corrupt donors (General Motors and other fossil fuel loving companies).

[@JohnJohn-by6pf]

As well he should. California's already splurged $2 million of his $11billion federal taxes just on building a public toilet. Could you blame him for wanting to keep more of his money when the Dems waste tax payers money like that.

[@hg82met]

He loves freedom of speech so much that he would fire any Tesla employee that pointed out the company's failures.

[@kippsguitar6539]

That's called being a boss, wakey wakey

[@rww805]

Criticism of your employer is not protected by the 1st amendment

[@mintywebb]

@@rww805 why not?

[@TheAutumnNetwork]

@@kippsguitar6539 That's called being a child, which you look like.

[@iMoD190]

@@rww805 neither is what you say on Twitter.

[@callum9999]

I can't say it's a shock that a "free speech warrior" is actually pro-free speech for the right and anti-free speech for the left.

[@zamnodorszk7898]

Generally people on the left don’t need to tell everyone that they’re in favour of free speech, it tends to just be the case.

[@nick1065]

Funny thing is O’Brien blocks those on Twitter who disagree with him. Free speech anyone?

[@gummyerin]

Just giving them a taste of their own medicine ,, class 😂

[@manwithadronespain]

@@gummyerin I hear that from people quite regularly as an excuse for hypocrisy. Pretty sad excuse

[@christophermurray9118]

@@zamnodorszk7898 not from my experience

[@JonatanRaven]

"Evidence-based assertions, or facts as we sometimes call them" - I love this phrase so much, thank you! I laughed so hard I almost choked on my coffee!

[@davidreece1642]

For example Covid vaccines preventing contagion.

[@AsinineComment]

Oh - precious. You do know the concept - and even the phrase itself - has been common for years.

[@JayJay5244]

I will never understand how people don’t see he’s not on anyone’s side… If you’re working class, he’s definitely against you… Elon is just a meme at this point…

[@hg82met]

A Bond villain.

[@JayJay5244]

@@hg82met Nah you’d give him too much credit lol

[@karinaz8756]

It’s LIBERALS that buy his cars. Not sure what he’s trying to accomplish here.

[@Strafuzz]

I refuse to listen to anybody who’s face/head resembles a King Edward potato

[@kippsguitar6539]

So what if he has a view, and let's others have theirs, what planet are you on?

[@zztzgza]

Elon Musk's form of freedom of speech only applies if you're giving him money and you agree with his politics.

[@flux_casey]

@Dog boy Presumably because you agree with his politics? I mean even if the assertion is that the 'rainbow mob' would do the same thing, the only change is the politics that are allowed to be espoused, no?

[@ibrstellar1080]

@Dog boy They are all working together to erode free speech and push towards a Technocracy.

[@ThesocialmuteHD]

Freedom of Speech does not mean freedom of accountability

[@ibrstellar1080]

@@ThesocialmuteHD And who holds MSN accountable for Government propaganda and lies?

[@MistedMind]

@@ThesocialmuteHD but Elon PROMISED just that. "Jokes are now legal on Twitter" Well not really of he bans all the jokesters he doesn't like. Blatant hipocrisy.

[@blunderbusssi9587]

I can't believe that the most wealthiest bloke in the world has a name that sounds like a budget perfume...

[@DoYouHaveAnOpinion]

rothschilds are worth more

[@davidreece1642]

Rapier wit.

[@ASBOmarc]

Elon musk is a classic example of someone naive and privileged enough to believe his achievements are purely the product of his own genius.

[@kippsguitar6539]

Privileged because of hard work and genius,I bet you wish you were as naive as him

[@rww805]

He doesn't care whether you exist or not mate. You are insignificant to him, as are your opinions.

[@insertname2035]

@@kippsguitar6539 get up

[@foxhound9780]

@@kippsguitar6539 by hard work you mean inherited emerald mines

[@zztzgza]

Narcissism.

[@sabriya7647]

To quote Frankie Boyle: 'Musk is an evil person, even by South African standards". 🤣🤣🤣

[@juskahusk2247]

To quote Elon Musk's psychologist: "Elon's just this guy, you know?"

[@y_ffordd]

Boyle knows what its all about

[@lunaskye621]

I think the whole situation regarding Elon Musk really demonstrates what happens when someone is one a massive power trip. He is definitely showing his true colours I believe. He cannot stand being mocked and in his actions, demonstrates exactly what people can expect twitter to be like from now on.

[@lexnight8345]

So nothing changed ?

[@jaimeliang2267]

You forgot to add this is what happens when mega rich people get outsized access to media by virtue of their wealth, regardless of their political orientation. How can ordinary citizens compete with this? Our voices are drowned out.

[@sdeepj]

6:45 “it’s gone a bit Liz Truss” that’s a great phrase

[@hg82met]

I love how he's now flailing about helplessly after firing many engineers and software developers. He thought he could run the website on his unrivalled 'genius' alone.

[@hnguk]

I'm sure you know that is incorrect, a large amount of the staff that were fired were non technical.

[@oldepersonne]

@@hnguk Funny though, isn't it, about he's asking a lot of them to come back?

[@hnguk]

@@oldepersonne I haven't seen reports asking some to come back? Interesting will have to look that up. However it seems rather realistic that some could have been sacked in error also given that over 3000 people were sent "you're fired" messages.

[@karinaz8756]

I can’t wait to see the software bugs the developers left as they walked out of the door.

[@cdb5001]

@@hnguk make some more excuses for electric Jesus.

[@StarShipGray]

I am positively shocked a billionaire child of privilege who is old enough to remember apartheid told people to vote Republican.

[@Strafuzz]

and benefited from that apartheid.

[@patriciaannfranklyn2221]

I AM not shocked 😲

[@kippsguitar6539]

Child of privilege and a genius, jealous little lefty

[@seanconcannon7922]

Its all about the Tax cuts

[@mobsiesixsixsix9785]

@@kippsguitar6539 How on earth do you attach jealousy to that point you revolting clown.

[@DinoDiniProductions]

It all makes sense when you remember that his business partner in Tesla is Rupert Murdoch's youngest son.

[@DougieL]

James isnt as dangerous as Lachlan, many might muse. Rumour is Lachlan is mire extreme than his daddykins.

[@sugarplumk2381]

@@DougieL I was just going to say, James Murdoch isn’t as bad as Rupert and Lachlan (who is reportedly worse), at least in terms of climate change. He distanced himself from them. Hopefully he has more sense.

[@cgarv101]

"he's gone particularly Bond villian. That never ends well!" Hilarious.

[@davidkeogh9276]

Elon musk,the man who got more handouts from the american government than anybody in history.

[@michaeloshea5505]

True!

[@marilenaganea6578]

The world's richest freeloader

[@jacobgarcia4188]

Bezos gets a lot of welfare from Uncle Sam too

[@marilenaganea6578]

@@jacobgarcia4188 all American billionaires gets loads of handouts from the American taxpayers

[@elcristoph7380]

and paid them back with interest

[@itsafunnyoldworld]

"Truth Social, where truth goes to die." "Twitter, where the twits go to die?" 🤣

[@blackenedsprite8542]

Social media, where brains go to die

[@nml1513]

Look up this article by David Troy: “Musk’s Twitter Buy Makes No Sense - Unless It’s Part of Something Bigger” and his call to vote Republican perhaps falls into place..

[@_permanence]

He’s already said it’s part of something bigger 🤷‍♂️ …. ie. trying not to let the US tear itself apart by tribalism

[@Aeroldoth3]

What every billionaire wants is their own media propaganda tool to the public. Tv, internet... twitter. Some way of pushing messages to the masses.

[@sugarplumk2381]

People are starting to leave. If it gets worse they (including me) will leave in droves. It will end up being a RWNJ echo chamber.

[@TheKamilkrawczak]

What conservatives mean by 'Freedom of Speech' is 'Our Freedom to Whine'

[@sarangistudent8614]

‘Our freedom to break the law and get away with it’

[@xzcvdfxzc7256]

Of course he wants gridlock in Washington. Gridlock means no new regulation of his companies.

[@kevinblah6877]

I live in Florida and I am a progressive Democrat. The direction I see Republicans going these past six years is insanely scary and I truly worry that my children will not have a democracy to live in when they grow up.

[@them4309]

Don't worry, it'll still be a democracy, but the Grand Ol' Party will win elections with 100% of the vote, just like Kim and Putin do.

[@martinschmidt1652]

"Nothing will ever get done" - that is exactly what billionaire want...

[@Homer4prez]

Remember when Newscorp bought Myspace for a big amount? No where near as much as Musk paid for twitter, but Newscorp took a big loss when they sold Myspace for around $25 million. I hope it happens to Musk.

[@GustavoJacob]

These type of things are incredibly unregulated around the world. No one man should be able to have that amount of power over information. That's wild capitalism for you.

[@lukemclellan2141]

It's a social media platform. Interaction with it is entirely voluntary, so any power one has is granted by the users. If everyone stopped using twitter, musk would be rendered completely powerless. What is everyone waiting for?

[@hywelgething4943]

Thanks James! I have been calling him a bond villain for years, glad to hear you are in agreement.

[@_permanence]

Giving free satellite internet to Ukraine and fighting the oil industry. He’s pure evil!

[@alanbrown9306]

Me too. I can imagine him as a Howard Hughs like character sitting in his space station at some future date.

[@Jack-uy7ie]

Elon isn't a genius. I challenge anyone to name one thing he personally invented. Even the pre-paypal service he was directly involved with was so bad he was pushed out of the company but still benefited from the Paypal buyout. Elon is proficient in board room politics and that's it. He is able to drum out almost anyone on the board, look at the original Tesla creators. The guy who came up with the first Tesla car was promised one of the first cars off the production line. Elon launched it into space to spite him...

[@_permanence]

25% gross operating margin. Industry standard = 4%.

[@richardprofit6363]

Nail on the head, Jack...

[@langtoun8235]

Heard some clown on the radio the other day claim he was more intelligent than Einstein 😂😂😂

[@RandomShowerThoughts]

You’re absolutely right, he has never lived up to any promises and never started a successful company from the beginning

[@seanburke1064]

Isn't anyone else terrified that Elon Musk actually has the power of a bond villain. Soon to have a new army of robots, makes rockets, controls all his cars, the broadband from space, social media company, need I go on. If anyone wanted to take over they would need all of these things to do so. He should not have this much power and needs to be stopped

[@hieronymus..bosch8532]

Its not about free speach, its about sewing doubt in the truth

[@GordonPavilion]

True that…the world is increasingly getting gas lit.

[@tonylawlor8833]

It's about making even more money, the Greedy B.

[@Gitskreig]

This is the inevitable fate of all social media. The only difference is that Twitter was high-profile and large enough to hold on a bit longer than most. As someone who was on the internet back in the days when this was all bespoke forums and when 4chan was still *the* cool place online, it has always been a constant cycle of people making a cool thing, the far-right finding and infesting it and either the moderation cracking down or the infestation getting so bad that everyone else leaves. The problem is that every time this would happen, there woul always be a few unsuspecting newcomers who came in too late to see the trend who would get suddenly exposed to a lot of right-wing hate and wouldn't be savvy enough to realise what was happening and would start to believe some of it. Gaming, anime and other hobby communities have always been the main targets for these sorts of attacks because they are mostly populated by young men who are often poor in social skills and socially isolated, the prime target for right-wing radicalisation. This has always been the right's strategy and it was only a matter of time before it was overtly attempted on a larger scale.

[@justsayen2024]

That's what an ex-gang member said in an interview he was a victim of being an outcast and being recruited as if it was safe haven and subsequently adopted their ideology. He now works to get these young men out of gangs and get the help they need.

[@kylesmoran]

GOAT comment. I wish I was as articulate as you. I'm improving.

[@dyent]

He didn't just ban the accounts though - he banned them and then retroactively changed the rules to make unlabelled parody a bannable offence, iroonically less than a month after The Onion submitted an amicus brief to the supreme court arguing why labelling parody as parody defeats the purpose of it and lessens its impact as a form of satire.

[@victorcapel2755]

When the self proclaimed edgy "Memelord" becomes the most thin skinned snow flake. To watch Musk make a train wreck of 44 billion USD has been the highlight of 2022.

[@BuffaloMotivated]

Voting Republican is voting for Elon Musk’s pocketbook. Voting Democratic is voting for your pocketbook.

[@wunnell]

Twitter has had rules in place regarding parody accounts for some time and, presumably, they have been working well enough all the while. With everything else he has going on at the moment, he decided to change those rules so that offending accounts were immediately banned where they used to receive a warning first, despite his having previously claimed to be against permanent bans. This seems to have coincided with a spike in the number of accounts parodying Elon Musk specifically. Some people might say that there's more than a tiny possibility that there's more to this than meets the eye.

[@Queldonus]

I personally think that he never wanted to buy Twitter, took it too far in “making a serious offer “and then Twitter took him to court to make him pay the overvalued price he offered. So now he’s burning it to the ground out of spite. He just wants to do it in such a way that he can theoretically claim it’s not his fault.

[@steve.k4735]

1. you personally back Labour and yet are in favour of free speech 2. Musk clarified "To be clear, my historical party affiliation has been Independent, with an actual voting history of entirely Democrat until this year," tweeted Musk before adding, "And I’m open to the idea of voting Democrat again in the future." 3. so you would be fine with people claiming to be you on radio using your name .. yes?

[@markstevens1729]

James has surgically found the great flaw in giving all people access to mass communication: “.. a functioning brain..” as in the absence of.

[@kaikai-pb7fh]

this guy should play in the playground he can afford. he's just jealous of a man who's way out of his league... and he'll still have to use his platform 🤣🤣.

[@stuartjames942]

@@kaikai-pb7fh Musk simping, in this chat? Talk about a thin-skinned lot you and your daddy are.

[@onlychangeiscertain]

@@kaikai-pb7fh get informed, musk is a vaporware conman.

[@cboyle3701]

Those who talk about freedom of speech are invariably those who would seek to undermine it.

[@tonylawlor8833]

Anyone that has his kind of money is dodgy.

[@heartbreaktimemachine]

Calling out Republicans for hypocrisy is an absolute waste of energy because the hypocrisy is THE POINT!

[@keithspraggs9338]

I know you should not judge people by appearance but the first time I saw Trump thought he was a creep and I had similar feeling about Musk . Some times first impressions are right . I object to paying money to a megalomaniac to prove that I am a real person he has to much money already

[@Baxwell.]

Supporters claim that it's against TOS of impersonate someone. If two people legitimately have the same name as eachother, can one try to ban the other?

[@FatRonaldo1]

And I think they were all blue ticks which is supposed to be a sign the person is who they say they are. It is a bit ironic though

[@traceyforrest4193]

James says M*sk has "gone a bit Bond villain". If you pay attention to EM's behavior over the past several years, this is who he is. The whole situation with the British cave diver being a case in point. Also accounts that had M*sk blocked are also finding he's been unblocked and they didn't unblock him.

[@MAYK1NG]

Loving your educated and common sense show - from Canada!

[@dzonbrodi514]

It says a lot about James O'Brien that it's taken him this long to work out that Elon Musk is "a bit Bond villain." He is wrong though, really Musk is 100% Austin Powers villain.

[@henriettealkhouri7432]

Musk for all his kindness!!! has sacked 90% of the workers in Twitter in India, and thousands more are to follow the same fate all over the world, and not a word of criticism is said about this selfish, and brutal decision. He pretends not to care about money, and possessions but he is ruthless to the bone and care for nothing else but money that gives him power.

[@youcantalwaysgetwhatyouwan8419]

I’m fairly sure Musk is having a breakdown. Spot on assessment of the balance of American power.

[@waynereid9471]

Mid-Life crisis

[@wr2956]

I don’t use any social media platforms, it’s more like antisocial media with all the toxicity within them

[@torresalex]

"it's all gone a bit Liz Truss" should become a regular phrase

[@cam0mute]

"Twitterate" Love it :)

[@DD-fc1rv]

Facts and twitter ! Isn't that a oxymoron? Lol

[@WordAte]

Elon Musk's life goal is to be a Bond villain.

[@dumptrump3788]

I ditched my Twitter account when Musk took over.

[@georgearmstrong9469]

That's the end of Twitter then, there's no coming back now.

[@jasonweishaupt1828]

If he is taking on Musk where is he? Shadow boxing doesn’t count. 😂

[@garybarrett4881]

If James could interview Elon Musk, that would be worth paying to see

[@sophieoliphant8817]

Cant wait

[@7rrrman]

The cult of Elon Musk is completely bizarre.

[@user-uu4kf9bg8m]

The anti-Elon Musk cult is equally as bizarre.

[@7rrrman]

@@user-uu4kf9bg8m true. I just don’t get it either way. Each to their own 👍

[@DigimonTamerfreak]

I just heard James O'Brien say the word broski my life is complete now, I can die without any regrets.

[@California.sun77]

People like Elon are all about free speech until you say something they don't like.

[@HorsieWalker]

Suppressing views we don't like is never the answer even if they're offensive.

[@ThatGuyThanus]

Never done Twitter. Had a look, once, years ago.. didn’t get it at all, and never been tempted to look again..

[@terencemeikle534]

I can assure you, you ain't missing nothin'.

[@crainsie]

A socially awkward, potentially psychopathic billionaire has been encircling the planet with thousands of privately owned satellites, intends to create Martian colonies and recently announced his intention to mass produce humanoid robots, and you’ve only just realised the Bond villain similarities. Keep up!

[@elainekerslake6865]

Some of us are up there already. Musk the Megalomaniac with Asperger's.

[@CountScarlioni]

The thing with Musk is that the businesses he owns tend to succeed in spite of his input, not because of it. SpaceX for instance has triumphed due to its exceptional pool of forward-thinking engineers, not due to Musk's administration. He's just been canny enough to keep the money flowing when most entrepreneurs would have pulled the plug. He's so scattergun with his investment in new money ideas that it's just the law of averages that at least some of them pay off. Those who become enamoured with his successes have to wilfully ignore his ever expanding pool of failures, among which Twitter looks destined to be numbered. He has to work on that before he can get Bond villain status. For now he's more Joker than Blofeld.

[@newageassholes]

@@CountScarlioni Jared Leto's joker.

[@martinmcnulty8155]

What on earth has "socially akward" to do with being evil? There is absolutely no link.

[@elainekerslake6865]

@@martinmcnulty8155 there could be a link. Neurolink. Musk's start up to Fit Bit into damaged brains. He also had a connection to Thalamus. another similar start up. Few people realise the potential end game of these projects.Without too many details. the thalamus and hypothalamus have minute features that geneticists are sure identify the development and presence of homosexuality. The reason/ cause is unknown although everything starts in the genome. What would concern me is the application of techniques being used to alter parts of the thalamus In order to effect a change. The recent comments from a Quatari spokesman about homosexuality being the consequence of a damaged mind rings alarm bells. A society that can afford anything and a propensity to lock up and even execute their own family members who do not comply to the Islamic code....... I'll leave the rest to you. Not saying that Musk would be part of any if this but he won't be around to control the process for ever. Silly sod will probably be driving a rally car on Mars

[@Vamooso]

To be fair to Elon, it is against the terms of service to impersonate someone on Twitter

[@Independent365]

Man, I wish there was an American James O'Brien I could listen to every Morning!

[@adpmac3981]

Connected grammar school poshboys with a drinking problem are ten a penny over here.

[@caisearbhan4738]

He hasn’t changed a thing yet - still operating with the same “ground rules” as prior ownership - so Brian where were you the past 10 years? It’s literally the same policy.

[@gregoryshtevensh6868]

This is one of your worst takes James. Undoubtedly you’d be telling anyone aggravated by this kind of stuff before Elon came along that there’s so much more important things in the world than this. Twitter is now getting back to growing rather then in essence shrinking.

[@gregoryshtevensh6868]

@fensterfred I hope not🤞🏻

[@TGreyhair]

Hi Gregory, you should go on the macron chat on Mondays at 10pm, I'm the Nobby Guy on that one and on the voicemail segment. I don't think he was attacking Elon Musk but it was more of an attack on the right wing thinking mindests. I'm Sure James is attacking how misleading it is when someone says they are for Free Speech. I got confused myself as I was sayting to myself what do people want, is it not to get banned on Twitter, I don't believe free speech is a thing as such Check the GUardian article that mentios about Free Speech maybe being an illusion, people will always get called out even on Twitter, the persons boss might find out he said the N word on Twitter (etc) I thought free speech meant not getting arrested, but you are always going to be called out on things when discussing sensitive topics. When a right wing person talks about Free speech, it's very misleading I feel. Cancel culture is another misleading word as well I feel. I remember I had a discussion about this with my brother. IT should be called another name, like (called out) Smell you later.

[@rory7590]

I had a Twitter account but didn’t use it much. I just used it as a source of news primarily. However, it was a no brainer to deactivate my account when Elon Musk took over. He is the William Randolph Hearst of his time and I don’t want egotistical billionaires trying to influence how I think.

[@kellahella5286]

Musk and free speech go together like Trump and the truth🤷‍♂️

[@RobWright1981]

For people who don't think Twitter is a big deal; that's like saying television wasn't a big deal.

[@Malky24]

Deleted my Twitter and Facebook accounts years ago and I would encourage everyone else to do the same. Not for any political or moral reasons but simply to improve your life. Left or Right: you won't regret it.

[@guymulry6168]

Done the same myself many moons ago, but can't yet kick KZbin into the long grass

[@RoryMacdonald-pfff]

Right - because Google/YT is pure as driven snow. Of course it is.

[@KLim13378]

to musk parody is banned but conspiracy theories are not. got it.

[@alexvaraderey]

You missed the other tweet that he did yesterday - under a caption of '3 unread messages' he showed a photo of a World War Two GERMAN soldier with some carrier pigeons. This was just before his tweet telling people to vote Republican.

[@deanlowdon8381]

Would it really be a bad thing if Twitter collapsed?

[@23merlino]

simple answer - no...

[@michaeloshea5505]

Along with his s**t cars.

[@marilenaganea6578]

The best thing ever would be if Facebook would collapse in the same time

[@hnguk]

@@marilenaganea6578 zuck seems to be doing similar to Meta so it's about time

[@marilenaganea6578]

@@hnguk they must be helped by governments to bury these tools of power and disinformation deep, as deep as possible.

[@arondajackson1880]

Yes my question has always been why does freedom of speech only work for a select few? But not everyone? If it works for you then it should work for me!

[@nathanleicester2749]

Literally called elon becoming a bond villain 2 years ago, used this exact terminology. Foresight is a wonderful thing, such a shame its so rare these days

[@tobleramone]

What's going to happen two years from now?

[@christopheklinger3217]

Musk once boasted, talking about Bolivia and it’s lithium deposits, We can coup you any day, deal with it ! So, not at all a defender of democracy and liberty.

[@PEdulis]

As "Eli the Computer Guy" wondered in a recent video: "What about if he is losing his mind and nobody is around to do anything about it, everybody just assuming he will know what he is doing since his projects so far were so successful?"

[@PEdulis]

@闘将ダイモス Just like Twitter is not "his" project but you know what I meant, don't you?

[@PEdulis]

@闘将ダイモス Watch for yourself and make up your mind when you did: "TWITTER BANS ELON MUSK IMPERSONATORS - Musk hates free speech"

[@jocramkrispy305]

... and he sacks anyone who disagrees with him.

[@martinjpickering1256]

The problem with giving people with power too much power. Dictatorships develop.

[@matthewbarnes6548]

Misleading and Deceptive Identities: You may not impersonate individuals, groups, or organizations to mislead, confuse, or deceive others, nor use a fake identity in a manner that disrupts the experience of others on Twitter.

[@jocramkrispy305]

exactly, don't think any of them were doing any of those

[@jarlemalmin]

I have already seen enough from Musk. Threatening sponsors. Making you have to pay to send a message to a famous person. Acting like a spoiled baby from the owner. Laying off 50 to 80% of the work force and forcing the others to work 12 hour work shift 7 days a week, Something which is illegal where I am from.. No thanks. I am done with Twitter. Already shut down my account.

[@davidcolin6519]

I hope that this might result in the end of the idea that Elon Musk is some kind of genius. I hope that this is the beginning of the end of the idea that rich people, just because they are rich, must be more intelligent than others. Jeez, it's taken a long time.

[@richardprofit6363]

I'm with ya , bro..painful to see those least worthy of it being praised by the very people they are taking advantage of...

[@user-uu4kf9bg8m]

Elon Musk is clearly much more intelligent than the average person, and that's not just because he is rich. How many people can be the CEO of a number of companies which are literally revolutionising the technological landscape of humanity?

[@tommy2cents492]

Time to start a competitor: "Tweeter"... Some of the former employees may be available... ;-)

[@doctordeej]

I may not have his money, but then I also do not have his paranoia and insecurity.

[@kippsguitar6539]

I'm.sure he's heartbroken

[@guymulry6168]

No one is perfect

[@richardprofit6363]

kipps guitar REALLY likes Elon , doesn't he ?

[@jamesyoung1022]

You know a Republican is lying the moment their lips start moving. This includes Elon Musk. I don't have a twitter account and I'm perfectly happy to never have one.

[@seanmont8274]

The balance Musk called for is actually even funnier when you consider that the framers of the US government chose THREE branches of government to counteract each other. Someone tell the genius that 3 isn’t an even number and therefore cannot ever be “even.”

[@jeremypnet]

Not only that but the Supreme Court is solidly Republican and will be for the foreseeable future.

[@seanmont8274]

@@jeremypnet Yes, exactly my point.

[@Sou1defiler]

Elon Musk is no different from any other free-speech warrior. They always forget two things. 1. Freedom of speech does not free you from freedom of consequence, nor does it free you from freedom of criticism. And 2nd.. "Everyone is entitled to an opinion, which is allowed. But it's an opinion that disagrees with mine, which isn't allowed..." And let's NEVER let him know how silly calling yourself "Chief Twit" is. He clearly never thought of the connotations when he first trumpeted it. Oh if only Twitter was called Twatter....

[@stephenwise2735]

Everyone eventually proves the truth of the Peter Principle

[@Janos23]

It boils down to the same thing as always, when the right bleat on about free speech, what they're actually objecting to is anyone who disagrees with them getting to say anything. Despite all of the superflous words that come out of their mouth in an attempt to justify it, that never changes, no matter the medium.

[@rakhi2238]

Elon Musk is everything except what he claims to be. And this was always the case.Hope people realise this sooner than later.

[@bxmachine]

I think all twitter users should just leave and stop using it. Whats the point of it?

[@thomasweir2834]

Can you imagine the yes men and sycophants surrounding the richest man in the world? The number of podcasters and wannabes that gush about Elon’s genius is embarrassing, and you just know everyone he meets will be the same. And he’ll be absolutely convinced that every thought, every idea, every utterance is absolutely brilliant solely because of the round of applause he’ll hear. Hubris is going to be really hard when it hits.

[@queenslander954]

Musk says that , but then supports Trump who has told the most lies in the history of modern politics.

[@58JMG]

"All gone a bit Bond villain". I've been saying this for years! Seriously, read the plot of Moonraker. The villain in that, Hugo Drax, is a billionaire industrialist who manufactures spacecraft for the US government all whilst launching his own network of satalites into geostationary orbit. Should we be worried that Star Link may actually be a network of doomsday bombs?

[@aviduke]

skynet

[@richardprofit6363]

I'm more concerned that all those satellites may be used for surveillance...

[@jm4020]

I appreciate how this non-American knows our political system more than these so called, "patriots". Kudos, mate.

[@skogsjarvenab7958]

Elon Musk: Twitter is now Twatter.

[@Mariposa_46]

Perfect! Thanks, James.