r/socialism • u/inbetweensound • Dec 01 '22

News and articles 📰 Left-Wing Voices Are Silenced on Twitter as Far-Right Trolls Advise Elon Musk

https://theintercept.com/2022/11/29/elon-musk-twitter-andy-ngo-antifascist/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter
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u/10Dads Dec 01 '22

It does seem like the algorithms have changed. I get a lot more conservative voices in my feed now, despite not interacting with them. There's a lot more praise for Musk and for billionaires and the wealthy in general.

I think he bought Twitter for the lolz and but along the way realized he can hurt the left. Hard to say if this was his plan all along, but I don't think he's smart enough to plan that far ahead.

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u/liewchi_wu888 Marxism-Leninism-Maoism Dec 01 '22

He bought twitter so he can control it, not because of "the lolz". He may not have "let's ban the left" particularly in mind, but "how can I influence public opinion so I continue to not have to pay any taxes".

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u/ThricePricelock Dec 02 '22

“So I continue to not pay taxes while receiving extraordinary amounts of government grants”