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Elon Musk-Founded PAC Offers $47 For Every Successful Referral To Petition: 'Show Support For Free Speech & Right To Bear Arms' — Tech Mogul Reveals His Goal
Sunday, October 6, 2024 - 9:27pm | 550Elon Musk-founded PAC America has taken to X to rally support for constitutional rights, offering a financial incentive to those who refer signatories from swing states. The tech mogul amplified the message through his account, which has a 200 million strong following. What Happened: On Sunday,...
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Elon Musk Cheers Pro-Bitcoin El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's Free Speech Guarantee Amid Pavel Durov's Arrest
Tuesday, August 27, 2024 - 3:29am | 443Tesla CEO Elon Musk praised El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's commitment to freedom of speech amid the controversial arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in France. What happened: In a recent X post, Bukele pitched the Central American nation as one that protects civil liberties and does not...
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Elon Musk Claps Back At Advertisers For Pulling Ads Over Endorsement Of Antisemitic Post: 'Greatest Oppressors Of Free Speech'
Saturday, November 18, 2023 - 3:50pm | 603On Saturday, Elon Musk, the owner of social media platform X, openly criticized major advertisers for suppressing users' freedom of speech. What Happened: This criticism came as several prominent advertisers withdrew their ads from X, formerly Twitter, amid the controversy...
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Twitter 2.0: New CEO Linda Yaccarino Praises Elon Musk's Transformation Of Space Exploration And EVs
Monday, June 12, 2023 - 4:08pm | 908The new CEO of social media platform Twitter has been on the job for less than a month and has shared several threads on the platform about why she took the role and why Twitter will see growth in the future. A new thread and email to employees also highlight her aligned vision with Elon Musk. What...
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Facebook To Kill All QAnon Accounts In Run Up To US Election
Wednesday, October 7, 2020 - 4:07am | 416Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) on Tuesday updated its previously announced set of measures against violent movements and organizations. What Happened: The Menlo Park-California-based social network said in a statement it would remove any Facebook Pages, Groups, and Instagram accounts representing QAnon...
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Trump Suggests Challenge to NBC's 'License,' Calls Media's Free Rein 'Disgusting'
Wednesday, October 11, 2017 - 3:34pm | 1194President Donald Trump’s insults, threats and challenges to journalists have led to questions of whether the Commander-in-Chief respects the First Amendment. Trump — a president who’s quick to shout “fake news!” on Twitter or directly at a reporter, despite his own...
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Selfies Take To The Voting Booth
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - 8:26am | 314The rise of social media altered a lot of things: how companies market to consumers, general frequency of face-to-face interaction, pairing hashtags with words and now the vote. And Snapchat has something to say about it. Voters taking selfies of their completed ballot sparked recent controversy...