Die NACHRICHT, dass Elon Musk Twitter gekauft hat, erschütterte am Montag die Welt und löste im gesamten politischen Spektrum gemischte Reaktionen aus.
Während Konservative die Nachricht im Allgemeinen enthusiastisch begrüßt haben, haben viele Progressive einen Massenexodus von der Plattform geplant, obwohl Musk seine „schlimmsten“ Kritiker gebeten hat, auf der Seite zu bleiben.
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Die Schauspielerin und berüchtigte Aktivistin Jameela Jamil war eine der ersten Prominenten, die zum Ausdruck brachte, dass sie Twitter infolge der Übernahme durch Musk verlassen würde.
Sie schriebneben Bildern ihres Hundes: „Ah, er hat Twitter. Ich möchte, dass dies mein letzter Tweet ist. Nur wirklich * jede * Ausrede, Bilder von Barold zu zeigen.
„Ich fürchte, dieses Gebot der Meinungsfreiheit wird dieser Höllenplattform helfen, ihre endgültige Form von völlig gesetzlosem Hass, Bigotterie und Frauenfeindlichkeit zu erreichen. Viel Glück.“
Die Mitschauspielerin und Aktivistin Mia Farrow schlug auch vor, dass sie Twitter nicht mehr verwenden würde, nachdem der Kauf angekündigt worden war.
Der Rosemary’s Baby-Star teilte mit: „Nun, wenn Twitter noch giftiger wird – mit Trumpy-verräterischen Lügen und all dem Hass – wird es weniger ernst genommen und Leute wie ich werden aufhören – für den Seelenfrieden.“
Eine der negativsten Reaktionen kam vielleicht von dem umstrittenen Aktivisten Shaun King, der behauptete, Musk habe Twitter für „weiße Macht“ gekauft.
Kurz bevor sein Account offline ging, schrieb King: „Der Mann [Musk} was raised in Apartheid by a white nationalist. He’s upset that Twitter won’t allow white nationalists to target/harass people. That’s his definition of free speech.”
While conservatives quickly celebrated what appeared to be King’s exit from the platform, the activist clarified on Monday that he didn’t delete his account.
King claimed he only paused his account because he was getting “death threats and hack attempts” from the people “who stormed the Capitol.”
Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren also weighed in on the Twitter buyout. She did not go as far as pledging to leave Twitter, but she did call the deal “dangerous for our democracy.”
Warren explained: “Billionaires like Elon Musk play by a different set of rules than everyone else, accumulating power for their own gain. We need a wealth tax and strong rules to hold Big Tech accountable.”
But not everyone was upset over Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, with many conservatives cheering the deal as a win for free speech.
Among them was Fox News host Tucker Carson, who celebrated the news by going back to the platform after a temporary suspension for sharing tweets by conservative parody account The Babylon Bee, which Twitter said violated its terms of service.
“We’re back,” he tweeted on Monday.
Fellow Fox News host Mark Levin also tweeted on Monday saying he had decided to return to the platform “thanks to new ownership.”
Georgia representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, who had her personal account banned over Covid-19 misinformation, also gladly welcomed Twitter’s new owner, claiming Musk would get her account reinstated.
“Prepare for blue check mark full scale meltdown after @elonmusk seals the deal and I should get my personal Twitter account restored,” she tweeted from her congressional account.
Controversial rapper Azelia Banks also announced she would be going back to Twitter after being suspended over
“I actually *have” to thank Elon for buying twitter, I actually got back on,” she said on Instagram, adding the ban had cost her money.
Banks’ account remains suspended, however, and she has returned to Twitter under a new handle.
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO will be paying $54.20 per share in cash to acquire the social media platform, as part of a deal announced on Monday.
It will take several months to complete the takeover, which is subject to shareholder and regulatory approval.
Musk has described himself as a “free speech absolutist” and has pledged to remove bots from the site by verifying all “real humans.”
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