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EU Puts Elon Musk On Notice Over Free Speech Plans For Twitter

Filed Under: THE NEWS, Zerohedge

EU Puts Elon Musk On Notice Over Free Speech Plans For Twitter

The European Union has put Elon Musk on notice – warning that he faces hefty fines or even a ban if he allows free speech on Twitter.

EU commissioner Thierry Breton told the Financial Times that Musk must follow rules on moderating illegal and harmful content online, since words have been elevated to ‘sticks & stones’ when it comes to the dangers of modern life. 

“We welcome everyone. We are open but on our conditions. At least we know what to tell him: ‘Elon, there are rules. You are welcome but these are our rules. It’s not your rules which will apply here,” said Breton.

Musk’s take-private deal for Twitter could transform the Tesla chief executive, who has used the platform to attack regulators and critics, into a social media baron, given that millions of people rely on the San Francisco-based platform for news.

He said on Monday that “free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy” and described Twitter as “the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated”. -FT

Breton’s comments come just days after Brussels signed a major piece of legislation targeting big tech for not doing enough to police content online, which runs counter to Musk’s plan to loosen Twitter’s content moderation policies to match his stated “free speech absolutist” ideology that could even see the return of former President Donal Trump to the platform (despite Trump’s insistence he won’t be back).

According to Breton, he’s simply offering Musk a “reality check” over plans for less stringent moderation, as a lack of compliance risks a ban in Europe.

“Anyone who wants to benefit from this market will have to fulfill our rules. The board [of Twitter] will have to make sure that if it operates in Europe it will have to fulfill the obligations, including moderation, open algorithms, freedom of speech, transparency in rules, obligations to comply with our own rules for hate speech, revenge porn [and] harassment,” said Breton, adding “If [Twitter] does not comply with our law, there are sanctions — 6 per cent of the revenue and, if they continue, banned from operating in Europe.“

Tyler Durden
Tue, 04/26/2022 – 14:25

Twitter Locks Down Product Changes Following Musk Takeover — Tucker Carlson and Babylon Bee Accounts Reinstated

Filed Under: Gateway Pundit, THE NEWS

Twitter finally agreed to Elon Musk’s offer on a takeover bid deal for $44 billion on Monday.

Twitter was reportedly re-examining Elon Musk’s $43 billion takeover supply after the billionaire lined up financing for the bid over the weekend. They reached an agreement for $44 billion on Monday.

Twitter is well-known for stifling, censoring and banning free speech in America. Twitter silenced The Gateway Pundit, Joe Hoft, Tucker Carlson, Alex Jones and even the President of the United States. Only conservatives get banned. There should be laws against this.

Elon Musk previously said his interest in Twitter was not so much to make money as it was to restore free speech on the internet. He now has that opportunity.

Immediately following the news of Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter Tucker Carlson’s account was reinstated.

The conservative satire site Babylon Bee was also reinstated. The regime previously banned them for mocking the regime.

And hours after the buyout Twitter locked down changes to its source code to prevent leftists from behaving like leftists.
Bizpac Review reported:

Just hours after the $44 billion bid from Tesla CEO Elon Musk was accepted by Twitter shareholders, the social media company locked changes to its source code to prevent enraged leftists at the company from making retaliatory, unauthorized changes to the platform.

According to Bloomberg, which cited unnamed sources, the step was taken to ensure that disgruntled employees did not take their wrath out on the social media platform.

“Twitter imposed the temporary ban to keep employees who may be miffed about the deal from ‘going rogue,’ according to one of the people… Many of the company’s employees have been agitated about the idea of Musk taking charge and what changes may come,” the media outlet reported.

At least temporarily, Twitter will not allow updates to the platform unless they are “business-critical.” Any such changes will have to be approved by the vice-president of the company. The company is now a private entity totally under the control of Elon Musk. There is reportedly no longer a board of directors.

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Far-Left Idiots Freak Out as Their Bots Jump Ship After Musk Buys Twitter

Filed Under: Gateway Pundit, THE NEWS

Soon after it was announced that Elon Musk purchased Twitter far-left users of Twitter saw their accounts begin to diminish and they freaked. 

The announcement of Elon Musk includes many exciting happenings.   Many of these weren’t imaginable one day ago.  For one the left went crazy knowing that they will be destroyed by conservatives in policy arguments and smarts once Musk takes over.

THE MELTDOWN IS GLORIOUS: Democrats, Thugs and Fascists React to Elon Musk Purchase of Twitter with Predictable Fury

But another reaction by the left is watching them freak because the number of followers on their accounts is decreasing by the thousands. Perhaps these bots are getting out now before Musk takes over as he has mentioned getting rid of these fake accounts.

David Hogg (the anti-gun activist) tweeted:

Neera Tanden reported the same.

Mark Hamill from Star Wars fame reported the same loss of followers.

BTW – A couple of days ago Hamill reported getting a COVID booster shot showing off his tiny shoulder – it was the size of a child’s.

And another…

(from the Midnight Rider Channel)

The left is freaking out as the bots bail on Twitter.  Better to get out now before the bot purge occurs.  The left never had the followers they thought they did.  It was another far-left lie. 

What will the real number of followers be when conservatives are allowed back at the table and bots are gone and free speech from the Constitution is back in force?

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Jeff Bezos Suggests Elon Musk Gives China ‘Leverage’ Over Twitter – Gets Wrecked In Replies

Filed Under: THE NEWS, Zerohedge

Jeff Bezos Suggests Elon Musk Gives China ‘Leverage’ Over Twitter – Gets Wrecked In Replies

As the left’s collective outrage over Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter grows, Amazon founder (and owner of the Washington Post) Jeff Bezos joined the triggering – asking in a Monday night tweet whether China now has leverage over ‘the town square’ because Tesla relies on Beijing for business.

“Did the Chinese government just gain a bit of leverage over the town square?” asked Bezos, highlighting a tweet from New York Times reporter Mike Forsythe – who strung together a conspiracy theory based on Tesla’s reliance on Chinese battery makers, and the fact that China is Tesla’s ‘second-biggest market in 2021’ after the US.

Then, as if he realized he looks like a jealous Flintheart Glomgold with a dick-shaped spaceship, Bezos replied to himself: “My own answer to this question is probably not.“

The tone-deaf Bezos probably didn’t foresee the savaging he’d receive in the replies…

Sometimes the jokes just write themselves.

Tyler Durden
Tue, 04/26/2022 – 07:00

SALTY: Cry Babies Throw Out Their Toys Over Musk Twitter Buy

Filed Under: INVESTIGATIONS, News Wars

Elon Musk has bought Twitter and every whining cry baby NPC who can’t handle opinions that do not conform to the received consensus is screaming into the ether.

Practically every blue check lib is vowing to leave for good, just like they vowed to leave the U.S. when Trump was elected but never did.

Let’s take a look!

Warning: Extreme salt content

Elon Musk is from South Africa, so that means he loves white nationalism. Yeah, OK. Just like every German is a Nazi. Good logic. Now cry some more.

Twitter employees lost their shit over the fact they won’t be able to control what the world sees and hears any longer:

What you’ve just read is only the tip of the saltberg.

Shaun King Rage Quits Twitter Over Elon Musk’s Purchase

Filed Under: Gateway Pundit, THE NEWS

Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter is already the gift that keeps on giving.

Shortly after news broke that the platform would once again respect the freedom of speech, far-left activist Shaun King deleted his entire account.

King, or “Talcum X” as he is often referred, had tweeted earlier in the day that Musk “wanting to purchase Twitter is not about left vs right. It’s about white power.”

“The man was raised in Apartheid by a white nationalist,” King added, referring to Musk being South African. “He’s upset Twitter won’t allow white nationalists to target/harass people. That’s his definition of free speech.”

Speaking of targeting and harassing, King previously threatened the Kenosha police and blasted an individual member of the police department so they he could be intimidated by the violent left. He is known for spreading hate hoaxes, which almost always have a victim that becomes subjected to his hate mobs.

Former Good Place actress turned obnoxious leftist activist Jameela Jamil also quit the platform, though she did not delete her account.

“Ah he got twitter. I would like this to be my what lies here as my last tweet. Just really *any* excuse to show pics of Barold. I fear this free speech bid is going to help this hell platform reach its final form of totally lawless hate, bigotry, and misogyny. Best of luck. ❤” Jamil tweeted, along with four photos of herself appearing to play with her dog in her bra.

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THE MELTDOWN IS GLORIOUS: Democrats, Thugs and Fascists React to Elon Musk Purchase of Twitter with Predictable Fury

Filed Under: Gateway Pundit, THE NEWS

Twitter finally agreed to Elon Musk’s offer on a takeover bid deal for $44 billion on Monday.

Twitter was reportedly re-examining Elon Musk’s $43 billion takeover supply after the billionaire lined up financing for the bid over the weekend. They reached an agreement on Monday.

Twitter is well-known for stifling, censoring and banning free speech in America. Twitter silenced The Gateway Pundit, Joe Hoft, Tucker Carlson, Alex Jones and even the President of the United States. Only conservatives get banned. There should be laws against this.

Elon Musk previously said his interest in Twitter was not so much to make money as it was to restore free speech on the internet. He now has that opportunity.

Already there are calls to reinstate prominent conservative accounts banned by the social media giant.

Alex Bruesswitz released a video earlier calling on Twitter to reinstate top conservatives who were banned from the platform: President Donald Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Babylon Bee, The Gateway Pundit’s Jim Hoft, Tucker Carlson, Alex Jones, James O’Keefe, and Juanita Broadrick.

Max Boot.

Joy Reid says she’s leaving. Here are her earlier tweets.

Howard Dean.

NBC hack Ben Collins

Brian Stelter.

More… Via Andy Ngo.

Fascist Charles Blow.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren says Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter ‘is dangerous for our democracy’

Filed Under: The Blaze, THE NEWS

Billionaire business tycoon Elon Musk has reached a deal to buy Twitter, but Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts has warned that the “deal is dangerous for our democracy.”

Twitter announced in a press release on Monday that the company “has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity wholly owned by Elon Musk, for $54.20 per share in cash in a transaction valued at approximately $44 billion. Upon completion of the transaction, Twitter will become a privately held company.”

But Elizabeth Warren is sounding the alarm about the deal.

“This deal is dangerous for our democracy. 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,” Warren tweeted.

Various people responded to Warren’s post, including BlazeTV host Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report,” who reacted by posting a line of clown emojis.

YouTuber Kevin Paffrath tweeted, “Me thinks Elizabeth Warren is dangerous for our democracy.”

“You want to steal someone else’s money and have the audacity to malign anyone who resists as being selfish themselves,” Dana Loesch tweeted.

“YOU think it’s unfair that Elon has so much money so YOU think that justifies YOU stealing his money. Absurd & greedy. Politicians like you need less power, not more,” Liz Wheeler tweeted.

Back in December, Musk referred to Warren as “Senator Karen,” after the lawmaker had tweeted about him, “Let’s change the rigged tax code so The Person of the Year will actually pay taxes and stop freeloading off everyone else.”

“You remind me of when I was a kid and my friend’s angry Mom would just randomly yell at everyone for no reason,” Musk tweeted. “Please don’t call the manager on me, Senator Karen.”

Musk tweeted in November, “Note, I do not take a cash salary or bonus from anywhere. I only have stock, thus the only way for me to pay taxes personally is to sell stock.” In December Musk issued a tweet in which he said that he would “pay over $11 billion in taxes this year.”

While some people have criticized Twitter for engaging in censorship, Musk seems poised to make free speech as a key principle of the platform.

“Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated,” Musk said, according to Twitter’s press release. “I also want to make Twitter better than ever by enhancing the product with new features, making the algorithms open source to increase trust, defeating the spam bots, and authenticating all humans. Twitter has tremendous potential – I look forward to working with the company and the community of users to unlock it.”