Column: Elon Musk's engagement with the far right on Twitter is out of control

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'So far, Musk hasn’t shown any awareness of the damage caused by his behavior to the platform he spent $44 billion — including more than $33 billion of his personal fortune — to acquire,' writes columnist hiltzikm.

Elon Musk has mistaken his Tesla and SpaceX companies’ success as testaments to his brilliance. Is that why is he taking such dumb steps with Twitter?Southern Poverty Law Center has documented

Musk responded, “Behavior follows the incentives for political power.” “Kim Dotcom” is the pseudonym of German-born Kim Schmitz, an accused internet pirate who has been in New ZealandIn response to a tweet depicting “Woke Propoganda” [sic] as a Trojan Horse led by “Woke teachers” to attack “Kid’s brain” [sic], Musk tweeted back, “Exactly.”

The underlying theme of those guesses is that Musk hasn’t moved right, but for some reason feels empowered today to express long-held opinions more openly. At least 50 of Twitter’s top advertisers in the pre-Musk period have stopped or withdrawn their ads from Twitter, according to a survey by the progressive organization. Most have withdrawn silently, but some have either publicly announced the suspension of their campaigns or been reliably reported to have done so, including Ford, Jeep, Chipotle and Merck.

 

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JoshMankiewicz hiltzikm This is kind of really proof, once a billionaire always a billionaire. The tax system and everything else is set up for them. I don’t think he’s worried at all about not making it back.

hiltzikm go on tik tok then with your buddies the communists

hiltzikm To the woke reporter who wrote this article, Elon Musk owns billion dollar companies, sent people into outer space and produces electric vehicles. What have you done? Grow up PS Thanks for your comments now pay eight dollars

hiltzikm The LA slimes a bastion of truth and bipartisanship. NOT! just a leftist rag!

hiltzikm When you have $180 billion you can burn 44 billion and not feel it! I guess? How long?

hiltzikm Propaganda, such as the Los Angeles Times, cannot survive when factual reporting is done. In time Twitter will overtake these misinformation outlets and accelerate their extinction.

PrincessBravato hiltzikm I bet someone else is behind this DJT!

hiltzikm The damage caused by elonmusk is most felt among those who formerly controlled the conversation on Twitter. Now the conversations roam on open range, around which tyranny cannot corral.

JuddApatow hiltzikm How many people could he have boosted out of poverty with 33 billion? Provided education for? Provided adequate health care?

hiltzikm And we're talking about it here on Twitter.

hiltzikm Nothing in this article is true

hiltzikm Musk is known as a “strange genius” in Silicon Valley. Considering how WEIRD the Rs have become, mixing the Twitter communication stew could have unforeseen affects, bad yes, but also good. I’m willing to wait and see.

hiltzikm Nah, just purging the Nazis from LA

hiltzikm Damage to who? You lying thieves?

hiltzikm He’s struggling with credibility, again. Lost half his fortune so far.

hiltzikm Am I the only one who sees the blue 8$ checkmark aaaaand the fact they posted this on Twitter? 🤔

hiltzikm Being under the spectrum is a disability, right?

hiltzikm Everyone waking up to what a weird, and frankly not very smart, person Elmo is, is the best part of this whole fiasco.

hiltzikm That sentence could've just stopped after 'awareness'

JuddApatow hiltzikm Oh...lets us guess the LA Times is terrified of free speech also! You realize you are not good at this game and EVERYONE is laughing at you! 🤡

hiltzikm Oh, look, the Neo-Marxists are angry that someone else gets to talk. That's just so unlike them...

hiltzikm lol

JuddApatow hiltzikm The sky is falling. elonmusk is a awful. Takes away the pampered employees right to censor, to get paid for no work, to eat grilled shrimp for free? The horrors. Quick get me a StayWoke shirt from the SecretTwitterCloset.

hiltzikm Says the L.A. Times who has list readership g Fe or the last 30 years

JuddApatow hiltzikm There is a silver lining to ElonIsDestroyingTwitter ... All the BS about 'Elon the genius' and 'Elon the great businessman' can be put to rest. Forever. Thousands of people built all his companies in spite of him. NOW ... It's all Elon.

hiltzikm Wouldn't be surprised if Twitter is eventually sold for a tenth of what Musk paid for it. If he doesn't win back lost advertisers, the revenue from paid subscribers won't cover the billion+ in interests costs, let alone operating costs.

hiltzikm His money his business yet here you are on Twitter. Oh the irony

hiltzikm “Damage” code for freedom of speech.

hiltzikm twitter is fine, you are not

hiltzikm cancelthelatimesnoonereadsitanyway

hiltzikm 'Out of control'

hiltzikm Burn baby, burn! 🔥 🐦 🔥

hiltzikm Twitter is just fine.

hiltzikm Since when does the LA Times worry about someone else's fortune? He is worth way more than Twitter!

hiltzikm Garbage article

hiltzikm 🤣😂 You literally were bought by Karen Bass. Have a seat.

hiltzikm 'Engagement with the far right,' lol! You mean, letting people to the right of Mao have a voice on the platform?

hiltzikm Lol La Times worried about the narrative control

hiltzikm Twitter is at an all time high for user engagement, but columnist go on!

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