Notices by Judd Legum (juddlegum@journa.host), page 8

A must-read on @elonmusk@twitter.com from Linette Lopez, one of the journalists that Musk has suspended from Twitter.

She has covered his business activities with a critical eye for years.

https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-business-playbook-boss-visionary-jerk-spacex-tesla-twitter-2022-12

Without warning or explanation, Musk has suspended @washingtonpost@twitter.com journalist Taylor Lorenz.

Lorenz did not link to accounts tracking private jets or publish Musk’s location

She reached out for comment for a story

https://taylorlorenz.substack.com/p/elon-musk-banned-me-from-twitter

This was her last tweet

This is the kind of BS Musk is tweeting while arbitrarily banning journalists from Twitter

More lies from the dynamic duo, Elon and Glenn

Olbermann is also still suspended

UPDATE: Linette Lopez, a journalist who has produced important reporting on @Tesla@twitter.com for years is still suspended

9. Shortly after Musk left, THE SPACE WAS SHUT DOWN.

In fact, ALL SPACES WERE SHUT DOWN.

They weren't fully restored until tonight.

8. Once I realized this, I shut up so Katie and Drew could ask him questions. Musk basically ignored the questions and kept repeating, "no doxxing" and "no special rules for journalists"

When Drew pressed him, he quickly bolted.

He does not like to be challenged or questioned.

@katienotopoulos@twitter.com @Jason@twitter.com @drewharwell@twitter.com 2. Jason was making the point that everyone was upset about the suspension, but we need to focus on the real point: IF YOU POSTED SOMEONE'S REAL TIME LOCATION AND SOMEONE DIED WOULD YOU FEEL BAD?

Drew made the point that this was a dumb question

3. Jason kept on asking it over and over again.

I think he thought this was a great way of redirecting the conversation and making Musk seem reasonable.

IS THIS THE KIND OF SOCIETY WE WANT TO LIVE IN? WHERE PEOPLE ARE PUT IN DANGER FROM BEING UNDER CONSTANT SURVEILLANCE?

4. I finally had enough. @katienotopoulos@twitter.com invited me to be a speaker so I interrupted

My point was: THE ENTIRE PREMISE OF THE QUESTION WAS A LIE.

The suspended journalists had not reported on Musk's real-time location!

They covered the fact that he suspended Sweeny's accounts

5. I said the bigger question is whether WE WANT TO LIVE IN A SOCIETY WHERE POWERFUL PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO LIE AGAIN AND AGAIN WITH IMPUNITY AND THEN USE THESE LIES TO JUSTIFY OTHERWISE INDEFENSIBLE ACTIONS

6. My other point was we can say we are concerned about the impact of social media use on people's safety BUT THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE LIMITED TO PRIVATE JETS.

MUSK HIMSELF WAS PUTTING PEOPLE AT RISK BY MAKING WILD ACCUSATIONS, INCLUDING THAT THEY WERE PEDOPHILES

7. I didn't realize it but, in the middle of my rant, Musk himself entered the room

1. ABOUT LAST NIGHT

I participated in a Twitter space hosted by @katienotopoulos@twitter.com w/a lot of journalists

When I joined @jason@twitter.com, one of Musk's apparatchiks, was badgering @drewharwell@twitter.com, a suspended reporter, and Jack Sweeney, the guy behind the accounts that tracked jets

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Musk's crackdown on free expression whenever it is not in his personal interest is consistent with his record.

I wrote about this in April.

https://popular.info/p/musk-is-a-free-speech-absolutist

"According to people familiar with the matter, [Tesla] also complained to the government over what it sees as unwarranted attacks on social media, and asked Beijing to use its censorship powers to block some of the posts."

"Business Insider reporter Linette Lopez, for example, has written numerous critical stories about Tesla. Musk responded by repeatedly suggesting that Lopez was conspiring with short sellers to trade on insider information, which is a crime."

"In a 2018 tweet, Musk threatened to rescind employee stock options at Tesla if workers decided to join a union."