#Elon Musk and X

[xkittzkornerx]

this should not have gagged me as hard as it did

[ryan-sometimes]

Twitter is about to be banned in Brazil, why?

Have you seen the news about Twitter (now X, but I refuse to call it that) being banned in Brazil? Have you been wondering why that is? I’m Brazilian, and here I am to explain things to you.

You’ve likely noticed that since Elon Musk took over the social media network, hate speech on the platform has skyrocketed. White supremacist and Neo-Nazi groups have been using Twitter to disseminate racist propaganda and hate speech. And although the United States might not be doing anything about this, other countries are not so indulgent. Brazil being one of them.

Racism and incitement of hate (including speech) are crimes in Brazil. So is political disinformation, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, and ableism. Hate speech of any kind is a CRIME in Brazil.

The Brazilian Supreme Court ordered Elon Musk to do something about the political fake news and hate speech on his platform, and Elon responded by shutting down all offices in Brazil.

The Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) then ordered Elon Musk to appoint a legal representative in Brazil, as NO BUSINESS can operate in the country without a legal representative that can be held responsible to crimes and answer to them in a court of law. The STF gave Elon 24 hours to appoint this legal representative, and now that the deadline has passed and Elon has not complied, it seems that Twitter will be shut down in Brazil.

TL;DR: Elon is salty that he’s not above Brazilian law.

[mehmetyildizmelbourne-blog]

WTF: What Happens When “Nature” Speaks on Politics in Wrong Time and Wrong Place

A Reflection on Science, Trust, and Boundaries A heartfelt appeal to Nature and other science journals: Focus on the strengths of scientific inquiry and leave politics behind “What the F*ck!” my 87-year-old distinguished mentor blurted out when he saw the tweet I shared with him yesterday. He was visibly frustrated. I could feel his dismay. This man has spent decades shaping the scientific…

[xx-k1tsun3-k1d-xx]

ROUND TWO OF LIKES CHARGE REBLOGS CAST ✨

[beowulf22121]

I have received an important email. It's kind of a big deal, especially in the sad world we live in today.

Here's the article pictured above with working links.

So yeah, that's a thing. Lets let him know this is something we'll take seriously.

[animentality]

[gongyussy]

forget about elon musk vs mark zuckerberg. i need to see yoshiki fight elon musk.

update: x japan has released its first single in eight years. to further shade elon musk. this is a thing that happened.

[mysharona1987]

“Make my words.”

Well, I’m convinced.

[fireopals]

[quantumfrail]

[discluded]

[nando161mando]

In case anyone else needed a good belly laugh today.

[pastellich]

For the man who's had just one idea

[dosesofcommonsense]

Why stop at 75%? Musk fired 90% of Twitter, closed down buildings, and X is doing amazing.

*Turn the bloated BIG government back into a small government.

**Remember to fire the subcontractors and all those random, unneeded “federal” workers.

[gwydionmisha]

It's an ethics AND a safety issue. Trump is planning to stop crash/safety reporting Musk's cars.

A more graphic explanation of why we need to monitor this. (Shows crashed cars, but not the bodies). It's from that time Tesla did deadly beta testing that killed and injured a bunch of people.

Some of these are mostly focused on the national security implications of Musk, SpaceX, and Starlink, but the conflict of interest over things like Self driving cars matter too. It's a fundamental problem that Trump is basically letting Elon Musk make so many decisions for his own benefit.

[sucka99]