by Michael
He did it! Elon Musk really purchased Twitter, and I’m completely thrilled. It’s about time that considered one of these billionaires did one thing good with their cash. The foremost social media platforms are the place all of us used to go to debate the problems of our day, however lately a wave of maximum censorship has modified all the pieces. Now Elon Musk has liberated Twitter, and that may be a victory that we must always all have a good time. With out the power to talk freely, our system of presidency merely can’t work. So I’m very hopeful that Musk will comply with by means of on the guarantees that he’s now making. Within the assertion that was launched asserting the acquisition, he made some fairly daring pronouncements…
“Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital city sq. the place issues very important to the way forward for humanity are debated,” mentioned Mr. Musk. “I additionally need to make Twitter higher than ever by enhancing the product with new options, making the algorithms open supply to extend belief, defeating the spam bots, and authenticating all people. Twitter has great potential – I stay up for working with the corporate and the neighborhood of customers to unlock it.”
An excellent place to start out could be to take away all shadow bans.
My account has been below a shadow ban for therefore lengthy that I can’t even bear in mind what it was wish to have a traditional account.
For sure, numerous different Twitter customers are additionally trying ahead to brighter days forward. In the meantime, hordes of pro-censorship denizens are completely horrified by what simply transpired. The next is how 22 celebrities reacted once they discovered that Elon Musk had simply purchased Twitter…
Tucker Carlson
We’re again.
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) April 25, 2022
Ice Dice
Free eventually! @elonmusk take off my shadow ban homie…
— Ice Dice (@icecube) April 25, 2022
CNN’s Brian Stelter
CNN’s @brianstelter on Musk’s Twitter takeover:
“When you get invited to one thing the place there are not any guidelines, the place there may be complete freedom for everyone, do you really need to go to that occasion or are you going to determine to remain residence?”pic.twitter.com/uymSPHgY2w
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) April 25, 2022
Marc Andreessen
WHO DID THIS pic.twitter.com/M7mIOr1hLm
— Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) April 25, 2022
John Wealthy
— John Wealthy (@johnrich) April 25, 2022
Senator Marsha Blackburn
At present is an encouraging day for freedom of speech. I’m hopeful that Elon Musk will assist rein in Massive Tech’s historical past of censoring customers which have a distinct viewpoint.
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) April 25, 2022
Jimmy Failla
Elon Musk is shopping for Twitter and everybody freaking out drives a Tesla. There’s by no means been a dumber time to be alive.
— Jimmy Failla (@jimmyfailla) April 25, 2022
Tim Allen
The little twitter fowl has a brand new proprietor. Surprise how lengthy it’s going to take for the brand new shadow ban council to stop me from saying stuff like: Hunter Biden laptop computer. Or much more provocative: Tesla in-car fart app? (Find it irresistible when driving my Mother.)
— Tim Allen (@ofctimallen) April 25, 2022
Erick Erickson
We have to thank all of the progressives who purchased Teslas for making this potential.
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) April 25, 2022
Avi Yemini
I’m GAINING followers for a change.
Thanks, Elon Musk!
— Avi Yemini (@OzraeliAvi) April 26, 2022
New York Instances Columnist Charles M. Blow
Seems like I’m about to say goodbye to Twitter as nicely. I’ve been pulling again a bit from social media anyway. This will probably be simply the push I have to go all the way in which on this app. t.co/QkwIsYy6zS
— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) April 25, 2022
Consultant Marjorie Taylor Greene
Put together for blue examine mark full scale meltdown after @elonmusk seals the deal and I ought to get my private Twitter account restored. pic.twitter.com/MKBQvHCoAH
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) April 25, 2022
Jack Posobiec
And right here. We. Go. t.co/JuuedCw9Jh
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) April 25, 2022
Journalist Michael Tracey
Darkish days forward. There is just one man who ought to be celebrating Elon Musk’s buy of Twitter — Vladimir Putin. My newest within the New York Instances:
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) April 25, 2022
Texas Governor Greg Abbott
.@elonmusk. Carry Twitter to Texas to hitch Tesla, SpaceX & the Boring firm.
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) April 25, 2022
Matt Oswalt
folks fearful Elon Musk will break Twitter, a web site whose main accomplishments over 16 years are creating then destroying Chrissy Teigen and getting Brooklyn 9-9 a sixth season
— Matt Oswalt (@MattOswaltVA) April 25, 2022
Congressman Lance Gooden
Elon Musk is shopping for Twitter.
CNN+ is shutting down.
Disney is being reined in.
It’s a nasty time to be woke.
— Lance Gooden (@Lancegooden) April 25, 2022
Mike Drucker
If Elon Musk buys Twitter, I’m by no means signing in once more till 5 minutes later once I’m bored and open the app with out pondering
— Mike Drucker (@MikeDrucker) April 25, 2022
Ice T
It will kinda dope if Musk purchased Twitter and simply shut it off…. Lol
— ICE T (@FINALLEVEL) April 25, 2022
Dave Portnoy
Instagram subsequent! t.co/ryrK8dVXYt
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) April 25, 2022
Jack Dorsey
In precept, I don’t consider anybody ought to personal or run Twitter. It desires to be a public good at a protocol degree, not an organization. Fixing for the issue of it being an organization nevertheless, Elon is the singular resolution I belief. I belief his mission to increase the sunshine of consciousness.
— jack⚡️ (@jack) April 26, 2022
Elon Musk
I hope that even my worst critics stay on Twitter, as a result of that’s what free speech means
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 25, 2022
