Elon Musk: Activists Are Trying To Destroy Free Speech

The Independent reports:

Elon Musk took to Twitter to publicly air his grievances against so-called “activists” drawing advertisers away from his newly purchased social media platform, who he claimed were cutting into the company’s bottom line. Mr Musk’s venting arrives as a wave of progressive leaders and celebrities have raised concerns about the potential for abuse on the platform under the new owner’s leadership, particularly given recent reports that he intends to eliminate nearly half – 3,700 – of the San Francisco company’s staff.

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Early this week Musk spread an anti-gay conspiracy theory about Paul Pelosi and just this morning he amplified false election claims made by far-right activist Tom Fitton.

Twitter has had a massive drop in revenue, due to activist groups pressuring advertisers, even though nothing has changed with content moderation and we did everything we could to appease the activists.

Extremely messed up! They’re trying to destroy free speech in America.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 4, 2022

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— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) November 4, 2022

There is a tiny possibility there might be more to the story than meets the eye. https://t.co/m9wcZYuiNY

— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) November 4, 2022

You’re not the victim. You’re the perpetrator. They’re not trying to stifle free speech, they’re trying to get away from a shitty businessman who’s in over his head.

— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) November 4, 2022