Current Events > Explain the Elon Musk / Twitter outrage to me like I'm five

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PatrickMahomes
04/25/22 10:57:20 AM
#1:


I haven't been following the drama other than he wants to buy it and now he is.

Everyone is like "shit so much misinformation now" and "woo more hate speech" and "closing account"

What I'm not understanding is there these conclusions are coming from; why does elon purchasing twitter lead to more hate speech and misinformation. Can someone explain?

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Doe
04/25/22 11:01:37 AM
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Elon Musk has tweeted that Twitter has too much censorship and that free speech should be absolute

What twitter currently censors is fake news and hate speech

Musk has also tweeted things like saying that Netflix is losing money because of "the woke mind virus", which is how conservatives tend to say "I don't like seeing black people on the tv"

So it's expected that Musk will make Twitter a less safe place for minorities and a stronger ally to hate movements and misinfo.

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FabIe
04/25/22 11:02:14 AM
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Mommy and Daddy got you that paw patrol coloring book you wanted. You color in this and let us worry about twitter. You aren't even old enough to know who Elon Musk is, silly.

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SamuelLJackdson
04/25/22 11:02:42 AM
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Doe posted...
Elon Musk has tweeted that Twitter has too much censorship and that free speech should be absolute

What twitter currently censors is fake news and hate speech

Musk has also tweeted things like saying that Netflix is losing money because of "the woke mind virus", which is how conservatives tend to say "I don't like seeing black people on the tv"

So it's expected that Musk will make Twitter a less safe place for minorities and a stronger ally to hate movements and misinfo.

So this means Trump is getting his account back?

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emblem boy
04/25/22 11:03:17 AM
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I think all that will happen is Musk will realize how hard it is to run a social media company and not much will actually change.


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NeonOctopus
04/25/22 11:03:53 AM
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Social media addicts are worried that Elon Musk will trash the platform. But him trashing Twitter is a good thing cuz social media is a cancer on society

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Doe
04/25/22 11:04:03 AM
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SamuelLJackdson posted...
So this means Trump is getting his account back?
It's possible, since Musk has explicitly criticized that ban.

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trappedunderice
04/25/22 11:04:37 AM
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Who even gives a shit about twitter?
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Hairsniffer261
04/25/22 11:04:54 AM
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It's literally the end of free speech.

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meestermj
04/25/22 11:05:29 AM
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Elon Musk, like many Americans, has no idea what "free speech" actuslly means.
As such he will likely roll back much of what Twitter has done to prevent the spread of hate speech, bigotry, and blatant misinformation.

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coolboy11
04/25/22 11:28:47 AM
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trappedunderice posted...
Who even gives a shit about twitter?
it's literally one one of the most important platforms on earth lol

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cjsdowg
04/25/22 11:31:28 AM
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Musk is a racist, and he is going to make a Twitter a safer place for racist. It is already pretty good now.

Republicans could not start their own site without crashing. So this is what they have to do.


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Veggeta_MAX
04/25/22 11:38:21 AM
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I hope he goes after IG and FB as well because they too hinders mah free speech

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TheGoldenEel
04/25/22 11:55:03 AM
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I totally believe TC is genuinely asking and not just trying to troll

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Alucard188
04/25/22 12:15:23 PM
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https://twitter.com/TheLincoln/status/1518609128796696576?t=XapbiBOm7sMQjbPpz48WXQ&s=19

In short, Elon Musk is a petulant man baby with too much money and too much time on his hands.

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PesticideDream
04/25/22 12:17:42 PM
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He's gonna destroy Twitter, which has provided so much good for the world like doxxing people for choosing the "wrong" hairstyles in a video game.
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Ranlom
04/25/22 12:18:36 PM
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NeonOctopus posted...
Social media addicts are worried that Elon Musk will trash the platform. But him trashing Twitter is a good thing cuz social media is a cancer on society
Yeah, they should be shitposting on dying message boards instead

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ZevLoveDOOM
04/25/22 12:19:26 PM
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my guess is that Elon got bullied on Twitter before and now wants to exact revenge on those that bullied him or something. lol
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Smashingpmkns
04/25/22 12:30:13 PM
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Twitter users are basically obligated to devalue the platform as soon as the deal goes through. Just post late-2000s shock porn on everything and we can tank Twitter in like a week.

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CactusCat
04/25/22 4:23:55 PM
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rich man buys website
some people excited, because they assume their wildest dreams regarding twitter will finally come true
some people terrified, because they assume their worst nightmares regarding twitter will finally come true

i don't think anything significant will change about the website. he's probably making a spectacle out of this for the press coverage since he hasn't been in the news for a while, and 40b or whatever is a small price for him to pay to get on the front page of some news sites.
i really think he's jealous of how much attention johnny depp and amber heard are getting, so he's trying to put a stranglehold on the spotlight.

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EmbraceOfDeath
04/25/22 4:27:52 PM
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Alucard188 posted...
In short, Elon Musk is a petulant man baby with too much money and too much time on his hands.
He is, but so is the majority of Twitter's userbase sans the money, so...

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CruelBuffalo
04/25/22 4:29:24 PM
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NeonOctopus posted...
Social media addicts are worried that Elon Musk will trash the platform. But him trashing Twitter is a good thing cuz social media is a cancer on society


Reddit and Gamefaqs are social media
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Flauros
04/25/22 4:30:24 PM
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blue checkmarks are fucking shook rn

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Questionmarktarius
04/25/22 4:32:57 PM
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Elon bought the local Chuck E Cheese, and everyone's afraid he's going to replace the pizza with broccoli.
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whitelytning
04/25/22 4:37:47 PM
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Think of it like gamefaqs. In recent times they have been quicker to mod things than in the past because they dont want people to feel offended from even minor jokes or insults. Some people dont like that moderation style and prefer a more open discussion forum where some people may get their feelings hurt sometimes. Now think of someone, Elon, buying gamefaqs so they can set the moderation style how they see fit.

Doesnt seem like the end of the world to me.

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Damn_Underscore
04/25/22 5:16:53 PM
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CruelBuffalo posted...
Reddit and Gamefaqs are social media

If you aren't careful with the areas you browse, Reddit and Gamefaqs are also cancerous and toxic af.

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NeonOctopus
04/25/22 5:18:11 PM
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Ranlom posted...
Yeah, they should be shitposting on dying message boards instead
This but unironically

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AmericaTheBrave
04/25/22 5:24:26 PM
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Flauros posted...
blue checkmarks are fucking shook rn


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assboobsgames
04/25/22 6:12:53 PM
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A lot of gold in this topic.

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