Elon Musk has accused Google of interfering in elections 'thousands of times' to help Democrats, asserting that Google has been boosting Democrat candidates and censoring Republicans since 2008. He emphasized the importance of 'freedom of speech', citing the First Amendment and advocating for the ability to express differing views. Musk has called for social media companies to make their recommendation algorithms transparent and open source, to ensure 'no hidden censorship'. A study found that Google's Gmail service has flagged 77% of Republican fundraising emails as spam since 2019, costing Republican candidates over $2 billion in donations, compared to less than 11% of Democrat emails. Furthermore, Musk's platform, X, has faced criticism for suspending users who posted the alleged real name of alt-right comic creator Stonetoss, contradicting Musk's proclaimed stance on free speech.
NEWS: X responds to a growing controversy over the suspension of a number of prominent users on the platform, for doxxing the real name of anonymous comic artist Stonetoss. “The posts that were removed were all actioned correctly,” an X statement read (source: Wired) https://t.co/UA9ZiEAIHX
Why was trans activist Alejandra Caraballo @Esqueer_ suspended from X for a week? Binder reports on how Elon is cracking down on speech he doesn’t care for, contradicting his claims that he’s a “free-speech absolutist.” https://t.co/ijoq6bhT4u
my piece on X / Twitter suspending users who post the name tied to far right comic creator StoneToss Elon Musk's recent policy changes: posting the identity of right-wing users = suspension posting the identity of trans users = personal support from Musk https://t.co/OvgIeW4xOP
Elon Musk's X suspends users who post alleged name of alt-right comic creator https://t.co/UwHwH7HaQb
Researchers and journalists have been blocked on X from sharing the alleged identity of the neo-Nazi cartoonist Stonetoss. https://t.co/eT7RqrN2Sl
“According to X’s terms of service, posting someone's name does not constitute doxing, but many accounts, including my own, have been made to delete posts that merely mention the name of the racist and antisemitic cartoonist Stonetoss,” Monacelli said. https://t.co/wnFolJ8dra
Last week, researchers revealed the identity of the racist, antisemitic, and homophobic cartoonist known as #stonetoss Stonetoss appealed to @elonmusk to ban the researcher's account. Musk complied—then locked the accounts of others sharing the details https://t.co/HLYR5hd8Bq
BOOM: Elon Musk Calls Google OUT for Using Censorship to Help Dems '1000s of Times' EVERY Election Season https://t.co/I2ggzVO1NS
Elon Musk: "There's a reason we have the First Amendment. Why does it exist? It exists because our people came from countries where they could not speak freely. Where if they did speak their mind, they would be imprisoned or killed." https://t.co/q6mTl0xXyJ
Why does @elonmusk keep talking about "freedom of speech" while X openly and aggressively deboosts pro-Trump, conservative feeds with no recourse that he promised us?
#19 A study found that Google cost Republican candidates over $2 billion in donations since 2019 by flagging 77% of their fundraising emails as spam. During the same time, Gmail marked less than 11% of Democrat fundraising emails as spam. https://t.co/T3W26u7Vlw… https://t.co/yTcWuWX4MY https://t.co/39hOEd6GVR
“the point of freedom of speech is allowing those whose views you disagree with to express those views,” @elonmusk https://t.co/0r7OtwKy8E
LIVE: @elonmusk Calls Out Google and The Suppression On Other Apps "What the government should be trying to do is insist that social media companies, make their recommendation algorithm transparent, open source, and that there'd be no hidden censorship. So, any censorship… https://t.co/531RqKcm2U
LIVE: @elonmusk talks about restoring free speech with X "There's a reason we have the First Amendment. Why does it exist? It exists because people came from countries where they could not speak freely. Where if they did speak their mind, they would be imprisoned or killed." https://t.co/Zs8XJXCTTp
Google, Boosting Democrat Candidates and Censoring Republicans Since 2008 https://t.co/iMhB2YYxSd
Elon Musk says Google ‘interferes to help Democrats thousands of times every election season’ https://t.co/rztb1Xp9Uu https://t.co/k6UuVdoX19