Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez has slammed Elon Musk’s decision to ban nine journalists from Twitter.
Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez Slams Elon Musk For Banning Journalists Who Posted ‘Assassination Coordinates’ About Him-‘Lay Off The Proto-Fascism’
According to reports, the Tesla CEO responded by banning those accounts since they had allegedly shared tweets to another account that had been tracking the whereabouts of his private jet. As such, Musk made it clear that this was a security risk. The account in question, @ElonJet, has been banned from Twitter for tracking Musk’s jet.
With that being said, Elon did not hold back on his anger to those that were helping to spread the movements of his jet. In his comments, he said: “They posted my exact real-time location, basically assassination coordinates, in (obvious) direct violation of Twitter terms of service.
“Same doxxing rules apply to “journalists” as to everyone else….Everyone’s gonna be treated the same. You’re not special cause you’re a journalist.” Nevertheless, Cortez had a different take on the matter.
She recognised Elon’s grievances since he is a man of huge influence, which is why security would be a major concern. However, the fact that there was a banning of accounts for seven days did not sit well with her. After all, Elon has vowed to promote freedom of speech on the platform.
Some may argue that this should be unrestricted. And for Cortez, she advised Musk to do less talking. Her following comments confirmed as much: “I get feeling unsafe, but descending into abuse of power + erratically banning journalists only increases the intensity around you.
“Take a beat and lay off the proto-fascism. Maybe try putting down your phone.” The fans on social media resonated with what Cortez had to say. A certain subset felt that the unilateral banning of accounts could prove problematic.
That is why they suggested going to other platforms. One person wrote: “Everyone who is decent should leave Twitter , leave it to t[h]e animals.” So there you have it folks. What did you think about this?
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