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Biden criticizes misinformation on "X" (Twitter), and targets Elon Musk's other companies widely
Just the News ^ | 10/2/23 | Natalia Mittelstadt

Posted on 10/03/2023 5:02:20 AM PDT by CFW

Since Elon Musk has taken over Twitter (now X), he relaxed its misinformation policies on the platform and has become increasingly critical of Democrats and the Biden administration, federal agencies have begun probing X, Tesla, and SpaceX, raising questions about targeting of the billionaire’s breadth of companies.

Following Musk’s takeover of Twitter last year, his companies have been probed by the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission as he has been an advocated for free speech on the platform. The probes include the Justice Department’s Immigrant and Employee Rights division investigating a complaint of employment discrimination from a non-U.S. citizen, who alleged that SpaceX discriminated against him based on his citizenship status, according to Reuters.

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President Joe Biden was asked by ProPublica in an interview aired Sunday if Musk lowering the guardrails against misinformation on Twitter (now X) contributed to the problem of misinformation.

“Yeah, it does,” Biden said. “Where do people get their news?” he later added. “They go on the internet. They go online … and you have no notion whether it’s true or not.”

(Excerpt) Read more at justthenews.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: biden; dissent; fjb; freespeech; misinformation; musk; nataliamittelstadt; socialmedia; wrongthink; x
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Can I be the one who decides if something is "true" or not?
1 posted on 10/03/2023 5:02:20 AM PDT by CFW
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Biden’s team will eventually liquidate the Kulaks.


2 posted on 10/03/2023 5:07:12 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (They say "Our Democracy" but they mean Cosa Nostra.)
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To: CFW

Misinformation is anything unflattering to the CPUSA.


3 posted on 10/03/2023 5:07:44 AM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: CFW

Xiden is working hard at implementing the “China model” in the U.S. Not everyone is onboard though. He’s looking to change that by force if necessary.


4 posted on 10/03/2023 5:11:32 AM PDT by ProudDeplorable (Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty. ~ Ronald Reagan)
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...relaxed its misinformation policies...

No bias there.
5 posted on 10/03/2023 5:14:01 AM PDT by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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To: CFW

The EU’s Digital Servuces Act just came in to force.

Folks should check it out.

It’s another preview of coming attractions we’re busily ignoring.

Well, can’t say we weren’t warned.


6 posted on 10/03/2023 5:16:37 AM PDT by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: ComputerGuy

Twitter was banning people for telling the truth about Ivermectin’s efficacy against Covid and for saying that the vaccine didn’t work.

Today’s American Left is the most fascist of any government in the first world.


7 posted on 10/03/2023 5:35:21 AM PDT by MTBobcat (The “rank-and-file” are as corrupted as their leadership.)
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“ and you have no notion whether it’s true or not.”

Wow… this from the man who has probably lied about his past and plagiarized speeches and other people’s works!


8 posted on 10/03/2023 5:41:22 AM PDT by Skywise
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Never go full Goebbels.


9 posted on 10/03/2023 5:41:53 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: MTBobcat

Always has been. Communism and fascism are two sides of the same coin. Centralized control and a command economy.

Oh, the left will tell you “it’s different” but both Hitler and Mussolini were acolytes of communist and leftist thought but couldn’t make “real communism” work so came up with an “improved socialist model”.


10 posted on 10/03/2023 5:43:53 AM PDT by Skywise
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To: dfwgator

Provably lied… stupid ac!


11 posted on 10/03/2023 5:44:44 AM PDT by Skywise
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Biden said. “Where do people get their news?” he later added. “They go on the internet. They go online … and you have no notion whether it’s true or not.”

At least there's a chance that internet news is true. Unlike the nightly news when all their news is simply leftist activism.

12 posted on 10/03/2023 5:45:44 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: CFW

13 posted on 10/03/2023 5:48:03 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Irony (worth the read):

What was Elon Musk’s strategy for Twitter?
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/was-elon-musks-strategy-twitter-rcna118490

Author: Ben Collins
Ben Collins covers disinformation, extremism and the internet for NBC News.


14 posted on 10/03/2023 5:50:23 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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The common denominator between modern Communism and modern Fascism is there is always a tier of elites who live a very Capitalistic lifestyle on the labor of the lower class and it will not work in this country because the landmass is too large for complete control of the population.


15 posted on 10/03/2023 5:51:33 AM PDT by MTBobcat (The “rank-and-file” are as corrupted as their leadership.)
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Ironic that Biden is concerned about falsehoods being promoted. Biden, the guy who routinely makes up stories about his life, even before dementia set in. A plagiarist in college and liar ever since. And of course his criminal activities- certainly not going to be honest about that.


16 posted on 10/03/2023 5:56:11 AM PDT by Made In The USA (Ellen Ate Dynamite Good Bye Ellen)
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To: ProudDeplorable

Your government hates you. Hate them back.


17 posted on 10/03/2023 5:57:07 AM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: CFW

In my opinion, if you own Tesla stock, you should probably sell.


18 posted on 10/03/2023 5:58:33 AM PDT by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding")
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Pray tell Der Joe what are 3 examples of “misinformation” on X?


19 posted on 10/03/2023 6:15:12 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (Don't blame me, my congressman is MTG!)
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To: logi_cal869

“To those who hate truth, truth looks like hate.”

No surprise the proven liars in the Establishment media hate their loss of control over the narrative.


20 posted on 10/03/2023 6:17:25 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (Don't blame me, my congressman is MTG!)
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