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HLMenckenFan to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year ago

Elon Musk has restored Alex Jones' X account, 5 years after he was banned

www.businessinsider.com

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Elon Musk has restored Alex Jones' X account, 5 years after he was banned

www.businessinsider.com

HLMenckenFan to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year ago
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Elon Musk had previously refused to reinstate Alex Jones' account, citing Jones' efforts to push a conspiracy theory about the Sandy Hook shooting.
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  • @LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Incelon™️ has spoken!

  • Chainweasel
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    56•1 year ago

    He must not be getting enough attention. It’s been, what? A week since Musk had his name in the news. It must have been killing him.

  • @freebee@sh.itjust.works
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    The fact that 1 single person gets to decide arbitrarily who is or isn’t allowed to voice bullshit ‘facts’ on a worldwide medium that is copy-pasted by every newsagency and newspaper as if it is a main and legit source of actual news is just very very wrong.

    • ripcord
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      I mean, the poll was almost definitely bullshit but in theory over a million people also voted for it

      • @die444die@lemmy.world
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        30•1 year ago

        “People”. Sure.

        • @Kusimulkku@lemm.ee
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          It’s not hard at all to believe there’s a million Alex Jones fans who voted. He used to be really popular

        • ripcord
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          I don’t doubt there are still way over a million idiots on TwitX.

          On the other hand, I don’t believe him on anything.

          • @CurlyMoustache@lemmy.world
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            Russian bots 👌

  • @SatanClaws@lemmy.world
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    Anything to prevent the userbase from shrinking…

    • @TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
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      Nope. Its about platforming a rightwing movement that the funders of the buyout can use to take control of the American body politic.

      • @WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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        Remember how he lost a poll asking if he should step down?

        He only follows through when he agrees with the outcome, just like he only supports free speech if he agrees with the speech… He would’ve brought Jones back either way, because he wants Jones on the platform.

  • @ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
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    It’s like letting out the mutineers to help throw buckets of water out of the sinking ship. It’s still going to sink and you will drown surrounded by terrible people.

    • @thefartographer@lemm.ee
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      I’ve never heard this phrase and I love it

      • @MrFappy@lemmy.world
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        What are you responding to?

        • @ITypeWithMyDick@lemmy.world
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          About 3 times a day

          • @MrFappy@lemmy.world
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            Wat

            • ripcord
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              I think there were at least 47 people there

            • @ITypeWithMyDick@lemmy.world
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              No I dont think so

  • 👍Maximum Derek👍
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    Do you ever wish that you could delete your twitter account again? Once isn’t enough.

  • @madcaesar@lemmy.world
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    If you have an account on that site and are actively engaging with the site, you are directly helping / supporting Musk and his racist bullshit.

    Delete that shit (like reddit btw!!) and stay the fuck away.

  • @knotthatone@lemmy.one
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    18•1 year ago

    Surely this will win back all of the advertisers uncomfortable with what a cesspool of bigotry and conspiracy theories Xitter has become.

    • ForestOrca
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      It won’t. And stop calling me, “Surely”. ;-)

  • @snekerpimp@lemmy.world
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    “Look over here! I’m relevant! Come to my website! I need the viewers and money from the advertisers! I’m still here! I’m going to keep doing extreme things so people talk about me and come to my website!”

  • @ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world
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    Elon is the most divorced guy who has ever existed. He’s gonna get thrown out of a little league game for yelling at the 12 year-old umpire soon.

    • @vitamin@infosec.pub
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      That would imply he cares enough about any of his kids to go to a little league game.

      • @ShortFuse@lemmy.world
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        OP never said he’d be there to see his kids.

  • @crypticthree@lemmy.world
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    www.knowledgefight.com

    • Schleppy
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      Came to post this!!!

  • @reddig33@lemmy.world
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    11•1 year ago

    Shitbirds of a feather flock together.

  • @xc2215x@lemmy.world
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    11•1 year ago

    Elon knows who supports him.

  • @kandoh@reddthat.com
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    Spineless

  • IHeartBadCode
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    Elon doing something stupid? Must be a day that ends with Y.

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