Musk: If Apple Bans Twitter, I’ll Make My Own Phone

Business Insider reports:

Elon Musk has a simple plan if Apple decides to boot Twitter from the App Store. The billionaire will create his own smartphone. Musk wrote in a Friday tweet he would “make an alternative phone” to compete with Apple’s iPhone if the tech giant ends up blocking Twitter from its powerful App Store.

Musk’s stance on content moderation is essentially to allow speech that does not violate law. In addition, he is reportedly planning to try and make money for Twitter off of adult content or pornography, similar to the site Only Fans.

In a potentially bad sign for Twitter, Phil Schiller, a longtime Apple marketing executive who leads its App Store, last week deleted his Twitter account.

Read the full article. This latest news come, as usual, due to Musk’s response to a right wing nutbag.

I certainly hope it does not come to that, but, yes, if there is no other choice, I will make an alternative phone

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 25, 2022

Would you switch to a tELONphone? Vote yes or no with your best pun for a name below.

— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) November 25, 2022