John Oliver torches Musk for restoring extremist accounts and calling it “free speech”
Oliver clearly makes the point that "X" didn't get freer; it got worse.
“It is worse than you think,” says John Oliver about Elon Musk’s supercharged Nazi bar.
John Oliver took a flamethrower to Elon Musk’s Xitter this week, explaining what was once a flawed but functional platform has become a pay-to-play megaphone for the worst of the worst. Since Elon was reluctantly forced to make good on his far overpriced takeover bid, moderation staff have been slashed, blue checks have been monetized, and previously banned white supremacist accounts have been reinstated under the banner of “free speech.”
Oliver clearly makes the point that “X” didn’t get freer; it got worse.
Twitter's restoration of accounts seems to have been highly selective, with controversial right-wing accounts that had been banned for serious violations of the Twitter ToS getting restored, while ordinary accounts suspended for more anodyne reasons stayed banned.
"Free speech … but not for everyone," could be Musk's motto.