Elon Musk has turned X into a political weapon.
Elon Musk didn’t just get a social network—he got a political weapon.
It’s easy to forget that Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter was so rash and ill-advised that the centibillionaire actually tried to back out of it. Only after he was sued and forced into legal discovery did Musk go through with the acquisition, which has been a financial disaster. He’s alienated advertisers and turned the app, now called X, into his personal playground, where he’s the perpetual main character. And for what?
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X’s current political project is clear: Musk, his PAC, and his legion of acolytes are creating the conditions necessary to claim that the 2024 election is stolen, should Kamala Harris be declared the winner…
FYI:
Seeing these ads all over your Twitter feed? Americans can’t legally bet on this, so why are you seeing it? Polymarket is owned by Trump-Musk bestie Peter Thiel. The ads are designed to make people think Trump is way ahead so they can claim “fraud” and stoke violence if he loses. pic.twitter.com/zCLp93hVXe
— Evan Sutton (@3vanSutton) October 29, 2024