Elon Musk considers reinstating Alex Jones' X account, backtracking on prior decision

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/07/elon-musk-considers-reinstating-alex-jones-x-account.html

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FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 88 pts · 2y (6 replies)

“My firstborn child died in my arms,” Musk wrote in another post. “I felt his last heartbeat. I have no mercy for anyone who would use the deaths of children for gain, politics or fame.”

But after a waiting period...

CubbyTustard@reddthat.com · 61 pts · 2y (2 replies)
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ringwraithfish@startrek.website · 3 pts · 2y

Gotta drive up that traffic and revenue somehow. He's done sold his soul a long time ago, nothing to lose at this point.

akilou@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Is that story even true?

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

Who knows if anything he says is true.

Rottcodd@lemmy.world · 53 pts · 2y (13 replies)

The media need to stop feeding the troll.

tsonfeir@lemm.ee · 18 pts · 2y (9 replies)

We need to stop allowing posts about Elon musk on Lemmy.

Alto@kbin.social · 11 pts · 2y (8 replies)

The great part about the fediverse is that you're more than welcome to start your own instance with just that rule!

tsonfeir@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 2y (7 replies)

Ahh yes. So I can be the only one on it and talk to myself.

TheOneCurly@lemmy.theonecurly.page · 12 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I'm the only one on my instance and I'm talking to you.

tsonfeir@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y

Does your instance ban Elon musk talk? Hehe.

Alto@kbin.social · 8 pts · 2y

How do you think every instance started

BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

You forget the federation part, by default your instance is part of the fediverse and you can communicate with everyone.

tsonfeir@lemm.ee · -1 pts · 2y

But then I have to hear about Elon. So, that seems like a lot of work for the same thing 🙃

clif@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

So... your instance will be a new Twitter clone then?

tsonfeir@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y

Xes it will

cheese_greater@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y

The cold, bald truth

Assman@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

the troll

Singular?

Rottcodd@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Well yeah - there are other trolls that the media regularly feed, including the felonious Republican frontrunner, and they really need to stop feeding all of them.

But Musk is arguably the most blatant of all of the high profile trolls, and this particular one is blatant even by his already awful standards, thus the singular.

But yeah...

Jimmyeatsausage@lemmy.world · 39 pts · 2y

"Spoiled emerald heir hatches new scheme to make people look at him"

lanbanger@kbin.social · 36 pts · 2y

This sounds entirely on brand for Nazi Musk.

nicetriangle@kbin.social · 21 pts · 2y

I hope he does and loses even more advertisers. Just keep digging that hole, dickhead.

WaxedWookie@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y

Phoney Stark contradicting himself, backing reactionary conspiracist grifters, and running his mouth, announcing shitty decisions that'll further devalue his companies?

It'll be news when he's not doing this dumb bullshit.

masquenox@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y (5 replies)

Birds of a feather and all that.

cheese_greater@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Speaking of feather, what in the blazes is he wearing?

masquenox@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y (3 replies)

It's an aviator jacket - you know, because Phony Stark has to prove he's not a phony.

cheese_greater@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Not gonna lie, kinda wanna dress up as this next Halloween

masquenox@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I mean, sure... billionaire parasites are some of the most evil things out there, but c'mon - even Halloween has standards.

cheese_greater@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

What is this turn of phrase called? Like, hey, thats not fair, he way more evil than this second evillest thing of all time, lol

girlfreddy@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 2y

Not downvoting the article but I'm done reading about what the emerald cockwaffle is up to.

magnetosphere@kbin.social · 8 pts · 2y

“I haven’t been in the news for hours! Time to say something infuriating!”

kylie_kraft@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y (1 reply)

pay attention to meeee

cheese_greater@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

*Muh

LastoftheDinosaurs@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y (1 reply)
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BruceTwarzen@kbin.social · 6 pts · 2y

I remember when the internet wasn't: what is elon musk and donald trump up to

Nougat@kbin.social · 5 pts · 2y

Fascists gonna fasc.

comador@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Good job Elon: $44 Billion for a personal outlet that has people and advertisers alike fleeing it in droves with every word uttered.

cheese_greater@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

#WorthIt

ArugulaZ@kbin.social · 3 pts · 2y

Okay, we get it, we get it! You're a white supremacist! We don't need more proof!

MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Elon Musk considers a lot of idiotic ideas.

r00ty@kbin.life · 4 pts · 2y

I think he has one of those wheels with stupid ideas on. And he just spins it every day.

helenslunch@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 2y
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BlackSkinnedJew@lemmynsfw.com · 0 pts · 2y
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