Had the mob narrowly voted "no" on his return, it is implied that the former president would still be righteously silenced on the platform. But this time, it would not be unjustifiable expulsion by an oligarch named Jack Dorsey or Parag Agrawal, but a justifiably democratic decision made by "the people."
Whether one's individual right to freedom of speech is revoked by a mob or an oligarch matters little to the one whose right was revoked. And while advocates of freedom of speech might celebrate that the mob chose to allow Trump the privilege of speaking on Twitter on this occasion, and that Elon Musk was so benevolent as to bend to its will on this occasion, one can hardly say the mob allowing him to speak on Twitter is tantamount to his exercising a right to free speech.
Someone Tweeted an explanation that Musk baited bots to respond to the vote, and that Musk probably deleted them on arrival.
Then Musk responded to that post with a wink.
It was a tactic for shutting down bots.
Bill, if leaders from Iran and Russia can Tweet, than the leader of the non-fascist people of America can Tweet. IOW, STHU Billy Boy!
It’s a mutually advantageous deal for Trump and Musk.
The left—crybabies— need their villain, Trump. Trump gladly plays them like a cheap violin, to his own (and our) delight.
Musk is only too happy to provide the venue.
Elon knew he was going to reinstate him. Also knowing Trump cannot use Twitter as a primary launch site....Trump needs to post any info on his Truth Social FIRST and any other site after 6 hours so as to not violate his CONTRACT with his finance agreement.
I am not a huge fan of Elon on the surface....but dont bet against him. He has built a huge electric car company, put a few thousand satellites into space and has a huge communications platform, built a space force of his own and the rockets land on their own, and has just threatened to build his own phone to compete with android and apple. That takes a considerable set of balls to not only threaten but he has done all of those things. Right now, Elon Musk is more dangerous to global politics than JFK was before he was assassinated by Johnson and his cronies.
Dont bet against Musk as you will probably lose the bet. Money on Trump does not have the same odds.
No one let the author of the piece in on the joke. Musk was simply disproving that the whole world wanted Trump off of Twitter. He could have manipulated the question or the voting process to get 60-40 or 70-30 in either direction. Heck, he could even manufacture numbers and few would know. And if exposed, he would laugh it off, pointing out that Zuckerberg and company have been doing that all the time.
Musk is getting publicity, and also cover for his blanket amnesty (not applicable to Infowars and some others) which did NOT have such a vote. It’s his show and he’s having a blast, especially over those who have been saying “Let the market decide.” He’s trying to prove them right, and they don’t like how.
This clueless dope gets paid to write.
Re headline: “Elon Musk’s Warped Idea of Free Speech”,
such jackassery is s exactly why.
Why is this fool even talking about the Constitution?
The American Stinker is at it again...
Amazing how much BS & tripe can be generated by that fellow-traveling outlet...
This is written y a British “subject”. Free speech is not a British value.
It was a bot hunt. People are being silly, but we are in a silly time.
At no time nor nowhere did Musk indicate that the survey was how he made his decision. It was presented perhaps as an illustration of how most people think.
He certsinly didn’t allow the feeling of the people he fired influence his decision.,
Or he simply knew the answer before he asked the question. Framed in a poll to make liberal heads explode. Whos to say even if Trump lost the poll Musk wouldnt have unbanned him anyways? In fact it seems highly likely since Musk has stated Trump broke no law of twitter TOS.
Admittedly I kind of skimmed but did he say anywhere that Trump shpuld have been reinstated regardless of public opinion?
Hey William Sullivan, you make me nervous.
The writer is right about this.
Someone suggested that Elon used the poll to identify and remove bots from the platform, and that may be.
I am unimpressed by this article. It’s obvious that Elon was having a little fun with reinstating President Trump. Pretending to take clear humor and hyperbole literally is a trick the Left has employed against Trump from the beginning and still does.