The statement is still true, though? They got value out of it previously so they would be happy to float money to Elon to keep it useful for them.
Comment on Twitter accused of helping Saudi Arabia commit human rights abuses
WarmSoda@lemm.ee 9 months agoThe article isn’t about Musk
themajesticdodo@lemmy.world 9 months ago
mriguy@lemmy.world 9 months ago
No, but it establishes how useful a tool a Twitter you control is to crushing dissent. Which explains why they helped Musk buy it - as bad as Twitter’s previous management may have been, they at least tried to appear honorable. Musk is really leaning into the authoritarian bootlicker thing, so I’m sure he’s eager to get Tesla programmers in there to find new ways to hunt down dissidents.
Tyfud@lemmy.one 9 months ago
Correct. This is largely for a time pre Musk.
WarmSoda@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Lol I’m being downvoted. That’s hilarious
Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Most folks read comments before articles. Unless you’re more specific about timeframe you’ll fall into the same trap as folks commenting before reading as well.
That being said when an apartheid, blood emerald silver spoon sucking moron takes over twitter and proceeds to ban speech as a “free speech absolutist” all while racist, vile, toxic bullshit floods the platform it’s not weird that people make a connection.
It’s not accurate per this article but I think all of this, people’s comments, the article, the context… it is outlining a pattern that this dipshit is absolutely a part of.
Palerider@feddit.uk 9 months ago
KIM_JONG@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Back in those innocent times when they were just murdering journalists and cremating them in barrels.
boyi@lemmy.sdf.org 9 months ago
The major connection of SA to twitter before Musk was Prince Alwaleed but it doesn’t add up because he was one of those being purged by MbS…