Elon isn't fucking around

[Matt]

Tonight, Elon's been going on a banning spree, banning journalists who are covering him, including Keith Olbermann, CNN reporters Aaron Rupar and Donie O'Sullivan and several others. He has gone too far, IMO.

Aaron Rupar and Keith Olbermann are hardly "journalists".

They were banned for disclosing exactly where Elon was in real time.

[audiophile]

urnalists

[MWmetalhead]

Keith Olbermann is still around? Good grief.

[TC Talks]

Tonight, Elon's been going on a banning spree, banning journalists who are covering him, including Keith Olbermann, CNN reporters Aaron Rupar and Donie O'Sullivan and several others. He has gone too far, IMO.

Aaron Rupar and Keith Olbermann are hardly "journalists".

They were banned for disclosing exactly where Elon was in real time.

Or, the guy just wants it both ways. He can't be for free speech except for people he doesn't like. Thank you for reinforcing what a self-serving idiot he is.

[bmw]

Or, the guy just wants it both ways. He can't be for free speech except for people he doesn't like. Thank you for reinforcing what a self-serving idiot he is.

And why CAN'T he have it both ways? Twitter is a private company. Now even more private than it was when the left circled the wagons, defending Twitter's bans of various conservatives on the ground of "Twitter is a private company - it can ban whoever it wants."

And as to you TCT, you've certainly done a full 180 in your opinion on Twitter and what it should and shouldn't be doing in regards to banning people. You started an entire thread on Twitter banning Trump, celebrated the move, celebrated the move of "Twitter has suspended General Mike Flynn and Trump lawyer Sidney Powell's accounts on Friday, following Big Tech's latest crackdown on prominent conservative users," can called Republicans a bunch of "babies" for complaining about the suspensions.

https://mibuzzboard.com/phpBB3/viewtopi ... 24&t=55149

And then my favorite....

Twitter doesn't seem to be too concerned about their stock price. They're just taking the opportunity to flush all the crap down the toilet. Many other social media outlets are doing the same thing under the shield of Twitter.

And now suddenly you're a beacon of free speech, arguing that twitter banning people is not supportive of free speech?

[km1125]

urnalists

Urinalists?



(I guess, according to the Urban Dictionary, it's the same thing)

[Rate This]

Tonight, Elon's been going on a banning spree, banning journalists who are covering him, including Keith Olbermann, CNN reporters Aaron Rupar and Donie O'Sullivan and several others. He has gone too far, IMO.

Aaron Rupar and Keith Olbermann are hardly "journalists".

They were banned for disclosing exactly where Elon was in real time.

Doesn’t he have a plane? It’s not exactly like you can’t see the damn thing flying overhead or track flights or whatever… it’s a wonder rich folks haven’t been shot down that way…

[TC Talks]

Or, the guy just wants it both ways. He can't be for free speech except for people he doesn't like. Thank you for reinforcing what a self-serving idiot he is.

And why CAN'T he have it both ways? Twitter is a private company. Now even more private than it was when the left circled the wagons, defending Twitter's bans of various conservatives on the ground of "Twitter is a private company - it can ban whoever it wants."

And as to you TCT, you've certainly done a full 180 in your opinion on Twitter and what it should and shouldn't be doing in regards to banning people. You started an entire thread on Twitter banning Trump, celebrated the move, celebrated the move of "Twitter has suspended General Mike Flynn and Trump lawyer Sidney Powell's accounts on Friday, following Big Tech's latest crackdown on prominent conservative users," can called Republicans a bunch of "babies" for complaining about the suspensions.

https://mibuzzboard.com/phpBB3/viewtopi ... 24&t=55149

And then my favorite....

Twitter doesn't seem to be too concerned about their stock price. They're just taking the opportunity to flush all the crap down the toilet. Many other social media outlets are doing the same thing under the shield of Twitter.

And now suddenly you're a beacon of free speech, arguing that twitter banning people is not supportive of free speech?

Just don't ever whine again that social media bias is hurting your precious conservatives. And hearings on the topic? Not a chance.

[Ben Zonia]

This week, a big JFK document dump also occurred, along with the Twitter revelations. They are still withholding some of the documents, but it was revealed that TC Talk's beloved Democrat President LBJ was a member of the KKK, and that the CIA was involved in the Kennedy Assassination, in some way, though unspecified. When the Warren Commission Report came out, people were saying that in 50 years, people would say that LBJ was involved. Gee I wonder why. JFK was a reformer, Lincoln was a reformer, Trump is a reformer. The powers that be behind the scenes, by whatever name you want to call them, don't like reformers.

[Mega Hertz]

Yes, without a doubt. Trump, Kennedy and Lincoln, all in the same arena.

"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for me"

"Four score and seven years ago, I was treated very unfairly"

Look, I hate to piss on this fantasy, but if Trump was really and truly this great and powerful president, something would have "happened" to him. He would have had a "heart attack" or some kind of "fall". If anything, these so-called "shadow people" love Trump, because his mouth keeps everyone arguing, and "they" can get away with whatever they want. Trump isn't a reformer, Biden isn't a reformer, whomever wins in 2024 won't be, 2028, etc.

[bmw]

Just don't ever whine again that social media bias is hurting your precious conservatives. And hearings on the topic? Not a chance.

Elon has since reinstated those accounts. I think that was always his intention. He played your side, big time, and exposed you for the crybaby hypocrite victim elitists that you all are. Your side nationally (yourself leading the charge in this particular forum) was not only not criticizing, but often applauding Twitter banning various conservatives. Then when the tables were turned, your people went ape shit and threw a bunch of hissy fits. This is one of the most glaring examples of hypocrisy (and there are plenty of examples to pick from) that I've seen in a long time.

Twitter bans conservatives. Not only good because those people were a threat to Democracy, but Twitter is not a government entity so it can ban whoever it wants.

Twitter bans liberals and journalists (redundant, I know). HOLY SHIT FREE SPEECH AND DEMOCRACY ARE UNDER ATTACK!

[bmw]

And when twitter was banning prominent conservatives, I wasn't whining about it and I never argued that they didn't have the right to do so; my argument was that banning accounts with tens of millions of followers might arguably not be in the best interest of the shareholders.

Which brings me to a question I have yet to see adequately answered - Why is anything that Elon does with Twitter even newsworthy? I can understand when it was a publicly traded company, but it isn't any more. A private individual owns the company, and said private individual answers to nobody. Period. Elon has as much of a right to ban anybody he wants as MW has to ban people in here. What is the difference between there and here, other than the size of the user base?

I have an answer. The only reason the media continues to obsess over Elon Musk and twitter is because prior to Elon, Twitter and the people who ran it were of the same ideology as most in the media, and Twitter became a powerful tool at the media's disposal to wield power, push their agenda, and silence their critics. They view Elon as a direct threat to that power, and so they're doing what people who lose power do best: lashing out at the perceived threat.

[Circle Seven]

.... Which brings me to a question I have yet to see adequately answered - Why is anything that Elon does with Twitter even newsworthy? I can understand when it was a publicly traded company, but it isn't any more. A private individual owns the company, and said private individual answers to nobody. Period. Elon has as much of a right to ban anybody he wants as MW has to ban people in here. What is the difference between there and here, other than the size of the user base?

... I have an answer. The only reason the media continues to obsess over Elon Musk and twitter is because prior to Elon, Twitter and the people who ran it were of the same ideology as most in the media, and Twitter became a powerful tool at the media's disposal to wield power, push their agenda, and silence their critics. They view Elon as a direct threat to that power, and so they're doing what people who lose power do best: lashing out at the perceived threat ...

You may be overlooking something. The media (and the entertainment industry) are addicted to Twitter.
They cannot go five minutes without looking at that phone.
How often you see on our local news people have that phone laying right on the anchor desk? And glancing down at it while they are on the air?
It's crack to them. Gotta seen what's been posted, and got to see it now.

Another good example is when journalist write a story.
First they will tell you what someone said on Twitter. Then they will have a picture of the Twitter post in the article.
Saying the same thing twice. It's a good example of how infatuated they are with it.

Twitter is the media's lifeblood. They will never abandon it. It's how they interact with the outside world.
It's been that way long before Musk ever thought of buying it.

[bmw]

Which is exactly why no business should ever become too dependent on somebody else's platform. I remember Rush Limbaugh saying something to that effect not long before he died and that he didn't use social media to build his brand. Elon could announce tomorrow that he's shutting down twitter permanently and not selling off any of the digital assets or rights. And there's nothing anybody could do about it.

And btw - what happened to the grumblings just a few weeks ago that twitter was on the verge of literally collapsing?

[MotorCityRadioFreak]

This week, a big JFK document dump also occurred, along with the Twitter revelations. They are still withholding some of the documents, but it was revealed that TC Talk's beloved Democrat President LBJ was a member of the KKK, and that the CIA was involved in the Kennedy Assassination, in some way, though unspecified. When the Warren Commission Report came out, people were saying that in 50 years, people would say that LBJ was involved. Gee I wonder why. JFK was a reformer, Lincoln was a reformer, Trump is a reformer. The powers that be behind the scenes, by whatever name you want to call them, don't like reformers.

Don’t conflate Dump with two of our greatest presidents.