Even I didn’t think @elonmusk would screw Twitter up this much.
It’s turned into a Right Wing Haven.
Look, I fucking warned Elon that this is exactly how it would go. It’s how it always goes.
Texts from an unknown sender, from discovery in the Elon Musk/Twitter suit months ago.
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore\_\_) December 16, 2022
Pretty remarkable to read after these suspensions of journalists tonight. pic.twitter.com/clCw8xxioE
This week, its new owner, Elon Musk, signaled to his 121 million followers that, not only is he now red-pilled, but he too subscribes to the QAnon universe of conspiratorial beliefs—with a simple one-word/one-emoji tweet: “Follow [rabbit emoji].” Like much of Musk’s recent right-wing trolling, its simplicity offers plausible deniability, but “follow the white rabbit” is a well-established QAnon motto urging its adherents to plunge down its otherworldly conspiracist rabbit holes.
yo this is getting wild, @lopezlinette is both a great markets reporter and someone who also just happens to have done great investigative work on @elonmusk’s $TSLA pic.twitter.com/GVdc3o4LIn
— talmon joseph smith (@talmonsmith) December 16, 2022
The former CEO and co-founder of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, says it’s time to move on from the troubled social media platform and embrace a more open and decentralized approach.
And soon, ladies & gentlemen, the coup de grâce
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 16, 2022
Remember that ElonJet Twitter account? Well, under the site’s new CEO — the self-identified stalwart free speech champion Elon Musk — it just got suspended, despite Musk previously promising he would leave it alone.
The ban appears to be what we thought it was. An impulsive attempt to lash out against accurate reporting Elon Musk didn’t like. This is exactly the role of an independent press - to hold powerful and public officials to account. 1/2
— Jason Kint (@jason\_kint) December 16, 2022
Twitter owner Elon Musk says he’s pulling back the curtain on how the social network has handled high-profile content moderation decisions, including banning then-President Donald Trump after his supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
UPDATE: I had posted an image here earlier that I found out was a fake, so I’ve removed it. Hat tip, Tommy Williams.