Tesla founder Elon Musk has expressed concerns that a potential presidency under Kamala Harris could lead to actions aimed at shutting down the social media platform X.
Musk, who purchased X (formerly known as Twitter) for $44 billion to promote free speech, discussed his concerns about the platform’s future with podcaster Joe Rogan.
“If you didn’t do it, no one would have,” Rogan commented. “And here’s the hilarious narrative that I keep hearing from idiots. ‘Elon’s a bad businessman. Twitter is worth, you know, 400% less than when he bought it.’ No, it wasn’t worth that in the first place. It wasn’t worth $44 billion, you f—ing morons. Wrong. And also, you’re not taking into account the advertiser boycott. That’s total bulls—.”
Agreeing with Rogan, Musk criticized the Center for Countering Digital Hate, describing it as a “total scam organization” and likening it to the fictional “Ministry of Truth.” According to Musk, the organization acts as a “censorship organization” that encouraged advertisers to boycott X.
Last year, Musk’s company, X Corp, filed a lawsuit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate, accusing it of making “misleading claims” about harmful content on the platform, which allegedly led advertisers to pull their support.
Musk noted that while the boycott has eased in some ways, the upcoming election would be a pivotal moment for the issue of free speech versus government censorship....Read Full Article [Click Here>]
“I think if Trump wins, we’ll see, you know, probably most of the boycott will lift,” Musk stated. “But if Kamala wins, we’ll see that boycott gets stronger and they’ll friggin’ shut [it] down. There’s no way that a Kamala puppet regime would allow X to exist.”
Rogan pressed Musk on the potential for such a shutdown, asking, “You really think that they’ll be able to shut it down, though? Is there a pathway to that?” and later adding, “What would they do?”
Musk outlined some possibilities, suggesting they could use the Department of Justice (DOJ) to file lawsuits based on hate speech or misinformation claims, even if, as he put it, “they’re the ones pushing the misinformation.”
The DOJ previously sued Musk’s company SpaceX, alleging it discriminated against asylum seekers and refugees in hiring. That lawsuit was paused last year while a federal judge considered SpaceX’s counterclaims.
