Elon Musk says people should be allowed to say racist things on Twitter
Twitter's future overlord is meeting with employees at a virtual all-hands meeting, and he is saying a lot of things.
Elon Musk is currently meeting with Twitter employees at a virtual all-hands meetng, and he is saying a lot of things. One such hot take from the future overlord of the social media platform is Musk's belief that users should be able to say racist things, but that doesn't mean Twitter should promote it. Tesla's CEO has repeatedly stated that he loves Freedom of speech, but he added that he also appreciates the 'Freedom of reach."
Words are beautiful
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 12, 2022
Here are some more things that Elon Musk said during the virtual all-hands meeting:
- Users should be allowed to say what they want on Twitter
- Musk says that users should be allowed to say legal but potentially harmful speech on the platform
- That does not mean Twitter should promote such speech, according to Musk
- Users also have the right to filter out content they don't want to see, said Musk
- Musk reiterated statement that if 10% of the far left and far right are upset, Twitter is doing the right thing
- When asked about inclusion and diversity, Musk said that getting all humans on Twitter is the most inclusive thing the platform could do
- Musk added that he wants to get 1 billion people on Twitter
- Musk's definition of success would include whether Twitter is helping further civilization and consciousness
- Musk added that he wants to get 1 billion people on Twitter
- Musk was asked how his political views will affect Twitter
- Musk said he is moderate, says he even voted for a Mexican American politician one time...
Musk has also left Twitter employees worried for their jobs after stating that "the company needs to get healthy." He also went on to say that he is not a fan of remote work arrangements, while speaking to employees remotely.
The all-hands Twitter employee virtual meeting with Elon Musk has come to an end, but you can follow on our Twitter topic page to stay up to date on this ongoing story. It's been nearly two months since Twitter accepted Musk's $44 billion deal to acquire the company, and it appears that the acquisition will be completed just based on the way he spoke to employees.
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replyAsif Khan posted a new article, Elon Musk says people should be allowed to say racist things on Twitter
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He's going to kill Twitter if he actually goes through with the purchase.
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Jabooferoni Pizza Roll.
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The only way to beat racism is racism
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The SpaceX employees are kinda pissed off right now.
https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/16/23170228/spacex-elon-musk-internal-open-letter-behavior
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Frankly, I've turned against him on everything. I'd even let Space-X die if was necessary to stop him from gaining further influence. No Tesla, no Space-X, nada. No more support. Best scenario is that Space-X somehow removes him and the company can keep on innovating without him being a part of it.
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To be honest I'm more excited what ex-space-x folks are doing these days, like the small and micro scale nuclear reactors:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxXlD4e-wTE
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That could be it, or this is some sort of contrived WWE-style heel turn that he thinks will lead to conservatives buying more electric vehicles. I am just waiting for the day I see a Tesla with a MAGA bumper sticker on it.
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I still see videos of Teslas getting coal rolled or straight up run off the road. I can't see a MAGA wanting a cybertruck... could be wrong though!
If they buy one, the first time they pull up to a supercharger filled with all these cars they associate with liberals, they will suffer some buyers remorse.
Not unlike the Porsche Taycan driver that pulls up to an EA charger in a packed wal-mart parking lot, (and then the charger doesn't work).-
Cybertruck - built in Texas by Texans for Texans
TEXAS
I just can see how it will be marketed...-
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I bought my Model S while living in Sugar Land. I believe the sale was executed in Colorado or something weird, but they delivered directly to my house in January 2013.
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Yeah, it’s just that last I heard Tesla didn’t want to deal with third party dealerships and Texas is one of the states with laws on the books saying a car manufacturer can’t own a dealership. This was one of the laws passed back in the day to protect dealerships from bullying tactics by auto companies who would threaten to open a dealership down the street to put them out of business unless they caved to their terms.
There are Tesla “showrooms” where you can learn all about them, do test drives, etc. but not buy the cars. They’ll tell you how to go home and buy them online (you may have done this exact thing).
I guess all I’m saying is I’m surprised when Elon said he’d put his plant in Texas why he didn’t ask for that law to be changed while he was at it. Then again we’re talking about the guy who is perilously close to drunk-purchasing Twitter, perhaps his smartest days are behind him.
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I’m pretty sure I’ve seen that in Florida already
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If you snap a picture next time you see that, we will turn it into a Shacknews article that will get more engagement on Facebook than a year's worth of Chatty comments.
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His conservative appeal on Twitter is 100% just his Machiavellian way to get conservatives to adopt green energy and his other companies. His tweets are like little chess moves, in a sense, but they are very obvious to anyone who reads between the lines.
Even if deep down he doesn’t believe what he’s saying and he’s doing it for the greater good, it’s poorly thought out and extremely narcissistic.
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Should totally be able to incite violence against minorities and Democrats, amiright?
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Telling people minorities are subhuman means they should be treated without rights; aka killed without remorse.
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too many of you are biting on a very low effort troll
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Elon is a champion for free speech which is why he's proud to endorse Ron DeSantis for president
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Fits here even better:
Elon Musk "Versus" Twitter - SOME MORE NEWS
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Seems like sme of his employees aren't happy with him either.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/spacex-employees-denounce-ceo-musk-distraction-letter-2022-06-16/
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Seems like a lot of talented engineers who keep their heads down doing awesome work would get annoyed by his constant tweet stream on nonsense.
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Yeah, I can't imagine a bunch of incredibly talented people that joined his companies and really believed in what they are out to accomplish, and watch the owner of the company be such a dick hole.
I'm sure some savvy Blue Origin or Boeing recruiters are sniffing around the top tier talent-
I am sure some of them are stuck waiting for their options to vest...
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His pinned tweet is a reference to replacement theory….
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"The 'Jews will not replace us' people, who I do not support, do have a point on demographics...."
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He's already tweeted the fascist propaganda that at least Mussolini made the trains run on time.
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it's all just memes for him, desperate for attention and for people to think he's funny, no amount of money will fill that hole
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Yeah, he can just fuck off whenever. Biggest fucking tool on the planet.
