And here is pg trying to defend it https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1603555493238435840
His follow-up: https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1603572959758663680
"Apparently not. That's bad."
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#12"I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means" —Elon Musk, April 2022
Exactly. He has the free speech right to ban them from his platform. He was hoping they'd stick around long enough for him to do that.
I hope you forgot to use the tag.
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#13Difficult not to see this as anything other petulance. It's Musk's site and he's free to do whatever he wants with it, but this seems squarely against "any legal speech will be allowed"
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Quick question: Is it wrong for you to kick puppies for fun? Do you get pleasure out of it?
(I can asked loaded questions too.)
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#14And here is pg trying to defend it https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1603555493238435840
Hey, why have facts when you can guess?
More seriously, Twitter has been a toxic cesspool long before Elon made it worse, and I’m happy I deleted my account and have never missed it. Actually it’s been a boon when I visit a Twitter link and then Twitter nags me to sign in, it’s a great reminder to close that tab and move on with my life.
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#15> TechCrunch tweeted at Twitter’s new head of trust and safety for comment on the situation and will update this story if we hear back.
Hmm. I guess there's not a number they can call or email to try.
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#16Difficult not to see this as anything other petulance. It's Musk's site and he's free to do whatever he wants with it, but this seems squarely against "any legal speech will be allowed"
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If they don't share the conformist, leftist authoritarian views of the HN crowd, then it is legal to do anything to them and they're probably transphobic.
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#18Is this his way of going through a public meltdown?
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#19And here is pg trying to defend it https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1603555493238435840
And my guess is Elon's just spouting random half-ass commands like "banscript anyone who ever mentioned @elonjet" and the hardcore codemonkeys (read: trapped and unable to quit so obviously fearful of being fired) just run them rather than talkback.
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#20Difficult not to see this as anything other petulance. It's Musk's site and he's free to do whatever he wants with it, but this seems squarely against "any legal speech will be allowed"
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In most American jurisdictions, yes, that's legal. The California stalking statute for example (Penal Code 646.9(a)) only applies if the person who's following you intends to make you afraid for yourself or your family. This why stalking victims so often struggle to do anything about it.