# Now that Musk bought Twitter -- Breaking News only **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** breaking-news, elon-musk\ **Created:** [November 29, 2022, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-musk-bought-twitter-breaking-news-only/975737 "2022-11-29T13:10:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 23
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-musk-bought-twitter-breaking-news-only/975737/441 "2023-11-21T15:54:11Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Are we allowed to kick him out? He did always want to go to space so instead of a kick, hopefully a Ralph Cramden-esque ‘Bang, Zoom, to the Moon’ instead ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-musk-bought-twitter-breaking-news-only/975737/442 "2023-11-30T02:01:14Z")
> **[Elon Musk on X antisemitism controversy: “Don’t advertise. Go f\*\*\* yourself”](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/11/elon-musk-on-x-antisemitism-controversy-dont-advertise-go-f-yourself/)** > > Musk says X advertiser backlash is "going to kill the company." ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-musk-bought-twitter-breaking-news-only/975737/443 "2023-12-11T00:00:47Z")
> **[Elon Musk restores X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones](https://www.npr.org/2023/12/10/1218431610/elon-musk-restores-x-account-of-conspiracy-theorist-alex-jones)** > > Elon Musk has restored the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones following a poll on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-musk-bought-twitter-breaking-news-only/975737/444 "2023-12-11T00:41:20Z")
The Stupid - it burns! ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-musk-bought-twitter-breaking-news-only/975737/445 "2023-12-22T20:35:20Z")
Twitter still has some advertising: > **[Twitter Now Showing Ads For Nonconsensual 'AI Undress' Apps](https://www.404media.co/twitter-x-now-showing-ads-for-nonconsensual-ai-undress-apps/)** > > Elon Musk's X scrapes straight through the bottom of the barrel, continues digging. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-musk-bought-twitter-breaking-news-only/975737/446 "2023-12-22T21:16:22Z")
Oh, that should bring the major advertisers flocking back, you betcha! ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-musk-bought-twitter-breaking-news-only/975737/447 "2023-12-23T00:11:39Z")
Is that like an upgrade to the x-ray vision glasses they used to advertise in the back of “boys life”? ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-musk-bought-twitter-breaking-news-only/975737/448 "2023-12-23T02:33:09Z")
My, my, that Elon fellow has always been a real class act. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-musk-bought-twitter-breaking-news-only/975737/449 "2024-01-09T16:38:23Z")
> **[X Purges Prominent Journalists, Leftists With No Explanation](https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d948x/x-purges-prominent-journalists-leftists-with-no-explanation)** > > Ken Klippenstein, Steven Monacelli, and Alan MacLeod were all suspended from the platform. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2024, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-musk-bought-twitter-breaking-news-only/975737/450 "2024-01-09T22:53:55Z")
For a few hours, right? And haven’t their accounts been restored? Musk says he didn’t know anything about it, but once he found out the accounts seem to have been restored. Maybe not all of them? ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-musk-bought-twitter-breaking-news-only/975737/451 "2024-01-10T14:19:46Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > Musk says 1. How on earth is that relevant? Dude’s a pathological liar. 2. Even if it were true, it indicates that _totally bananas_ things are happening under the boss without his knowledge or control. If he _didn’t_ want a purge of journalists and lefists from his site, and a subordinate did it anyway, that should be grounds for an instant and public firing. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-musk-bought-twitter-breaking-news-only/975737/452 "2024-01-10T14:54:37Z")
That wasn’t the work of an underling. That was Grok trying its ~~hand~~ virtual appendages at user management. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-musk-bought-twitter-breaking-news-only/975737/453 "2024-01-12T02:13:02Z")
> **[Elon Musk's X to launch peer-to-peer payments this year](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/09/elon-musks-x-to-launch-peer-to-peer-payments-this-year-.html)** > > Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, announced it will launch peer-to-peer payments this year. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-musk-bought-twitter-breaking-news-only/975737/454 "2024-01-12T06:18:59Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > - How on earth is that relevant? Dude’s a pathological liar. But not stupid. He thinks Biden is out to get him, and if he actually had failed tests, or if no such tests were done, he should expect the government to leak it. That’s my basis for assuming that it’s true. Also, if he was under a random testing regime, I don’t believe he would risk his relationship,with NASA. > [@](#): > > - Even if it were true, it indicates that _totally bananas_ things are happening under the boss without his knowledge or control. If he _didn’t_ want a purge of journalists and lefists from his site, and a subordinate did it anyway, that should be grounds for an instant and public firing. I agree with that, with one possible caveat: It may have been an algorithmic error, which was found and corrected. But if some employee took it upon themselves to close accounts without Musk knowing and outside of policy, yup, fire 'em. And announce it. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-musk-bought-twitter-breaking-news-only/975737/455 "2024-01-12T06:51:04Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > It may have been an algorithmic error, which was found and corrected. If it were an algorithmic error you would expect that probably thousands of ordinary users would have their accounts closed for each one of these liberal journalists having their account closed. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-musk-bought-twitter-breaking-news-only/975737/456 "2024-01-12T11:48:26Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > But not stupid. He may be high int, but he’s low wis. He’s arrogant beyond belief, and regularly spouts lies that are easily disproven. There’s no basis for assuming that his words are true, given the sheer quantity of his lies. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-musk-bought-twitter-breaking-news-only/975737/457 "2024-01-30T05:22:01Z")
> **[Elon Musk’s X to hire 100 content moderators in wake of Taylor Swift, AI fiasco](https://nypost.com/2024/01/29/business/elon-musks-x-to-hire-100-content-moderators-in-wake-of-taylor-swift-ai-fiasco/)** > > The San Francisco-based company formerly known as Twitter announced on Friday that it will build a “trust and safety center” in Austin, Texas. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-musk-bought-twitter-breaking-news-only/975737/458 "2024-01-30T15:03:00Z")
Now _THAT’S_ a job i want ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-musk-bought-twitter-breaking-news-only/975737/459 "2024-01-30T18:14:27Z")
I can’t tell if you are being sarcastic, but I, in complete sincerity, would NOT want such a job. Looking at images that have been flagged for review means looking at some really disturbing stuff - child abuse, torture, etc… From what I’ve read, it’s a very traumatizing thing to have to do. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-musk-bought-twitter-breaking-news-only/975737/460 "2024-01-30T18:44:25Z")
I’ve heard the same thing. And not all of the disturbing stuff is images. I’ve heard that just reading the vile stuff spewed by people is disturbing to have to do every day, all day. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-musk-bought-twitter-breaking-news-only/975737.md?page=22) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-musk-bought-twitter-breaking-news-only/975737.md?page=24)