California State Sen. Scott Wiener says Twitter used to be the most responsive social network when it came to harassment and threats. He’s seen it decline already under Musk—and he’s confident it’ll only get worse.
Musk's comments came on the same day that US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned that the rise in antisemitism since the start of the Israel-Hamas war has reached a crisis point, saying it threatens the safety of Jews worldwide and the future of Israel. "To us, the Jewish people...
In October 2022, when white supremacists hung banners over Highway 405 in Los Angeles, somenews sites blurred one. That particular banner pointed to the Gospel of John, where Jesus tells the Jews, “You are from your father the devil.” And a few days after Musk blamed the ADL for ad ...
In the spirit of helping Musk realize his comedic aspirations, The Times assembled a crack team of stand-ups, comedy writers and all-around funny tweeters. We asked these experts, whose credits include “Last Week Tonight,”“Bob’s Burgers” and “Community,” to review Musk’s humor outp...
Musk tweeted that Soros “hates humanity” and reminded him of Magneto, a villain from the Marvel X-men series. Both the fictitious Magneto and Soros are Holocaust survivors. Musk’s tweet sparked a frantic trend of “The Jews” and fired up a tweetstorm of antisemitic tropes and conspiracy...
Yesterday, at the New York Times' DealBook Summit, Musk apologized for endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory earlier this month on X. In response to a tweet that said Jews were responsible for pushing “hatred against Whites” as “hordes of minorities” flood Western countries, Musk ...
Elon Musk Deletes Nazi Apologist Tweet After Near-Universal Backlash Elon Musk seems to have had second thoughts about platforming Holocaust denial on his own X-formerly-Twitter account. futurism.com Reactions: Nathan, SwedishAdvocate and FielderJones Bouba Active Member Sep 23, 2021 2,805 ...
Elon Musk is trying to be a voice of reason for his pal Kanye West. The Tesla founder—who is set to become the new owner of Twitter—announced on the social media platform that he spoke to the Donda rapper, 45, after his recent antisemitic tweet. "Talked to ye today &...
In response to that post on Wednesday, Musk wrote, "You have said the actual truth. " CNN host Jake Tapper shared a screenshot of the exchange, writing, "Elon Musk pushing unvarnished anti semitism at a time of rising antisemitism and violence against Jews." Se...
The re-upped appeal from the Jewish community follows a disturbing incident in which Musk outright called a deeply antisemitic tweet espousing the ridiculously bogus "Great Replacement" conspiracy theory the "actual truth." And by funding X — the platform that Musk doesn't only own, but is ...