Elton John announces he's leaving Twitter over 'unchecked' misinformation — and Elon Musk responds
Legendary singer-songwriter Elton John announced that he was leaving Twitter over new rules that would allow "unchecked" misinformation, and Elon Musk responded.
John posted his announcement in a tweet on Friday.
"All my life I’ve tried to use music to bring people together. Yet it saddens me to see how misinformation is now being used to divide our world," he tweeted.
\u201cAll my life I\u2019ve tried to use music to bring people together. Yet it saddens me to see how misinformation is now being used to divide our world.\n\u00a0\nI\u2019ve decided to no longer use Twitter, given their recent change in policy which will allow misinformation to flourish unchecked.\u201d— Elton John (@Elton John) 1670590869
"I’ve decided to no longer use Twitter, given their recent change in policy which will allow misinformation to flourish unchecked," he added.
His tweet garnered more than 208k "likes" of support in just 14 hours.
John didn't elaborate on what changes in policy he was referring to, but Musk has allowed many people who had been previously banned to come back to the popular social media platform. Many on the left have excoriated him for the move and claimed that hate speech has increased on their timelines.
Musk responded to the iconic performer.
"I love your music. Hope you come back. Is there any misinformation in particular that you’re concerned about?" he asked.
He did not received a response.
Musk has been publicly releasing internal documents, including emails, from Twitter in a series of revelations called the "Twitter Files," showing the chaos and incompetence that led to very controversial decisions at the social media platform.
John made headlines in 2019 when he pushed back against the LGBTQ movement for criticism over a heterosexual actor portraying him, a gay man, in the biopic based on his life.
"That's all bulls**t, I'm sorry," he said about the outrage. "If people don't like it, review-wise, or it doesn't make one dollar, it's the movie I wanted to make and that's all that counts. I can look back and say, 'You know what, I love it. I can live with it,'"
Here's the latest on Musk's moves at Twitter:
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'That is theft!' — Pat Gray calls out 'despicable' FBI for seizure of property belonging to innocent citizens
Unless a federal judge intervenes, innocent Americans may never see $85 million in cash, precious metals, and family heirlooms seized by the FBI during a raid on Private Vaults (USPV).
USPV was indicted by the feds for conspiracy to sell drugs and launder money, which led to the seizure of 800 safety deposit boxes, only a few of which were reported to have been included in the search warrant.
According to a report, "The asset list in the seizure notice discloses more than a dozen boxes containing more than $1 million each in cash, and many more in six figures. Others list jewelry, collectible coins, gold and silver, and 'Precious Items' with nominal $1 figures.The FBI appears to have exceeded the search warrant approved by the court, which prohibited snooping on the box contents except to 'identify their owners in order to notify them' about claiming their property."
The report also stated, "The Institute for Justice (IJ) is seeking class-action status, for a May lawsuit by several owners alleging "shocking, unconscionable, and unconstitutional" behavior by the government. IJ attorney Robert Frommer accused the feds of an "$85 million cash grab" from people who were not accused of wrongdoing."
On Monday's show, Pat Gray called the FBI "despicable" for confiscating property belonging to USPV clients who were never charged with a crime.
After the lawsuit was filed, the FBI reportedly offered to return some property to the original owners but those included in the suit say they still have not received their property.
"That is theft," Pat asserted.
He added that he wasn't sure which constitutional amendment was more violated, the First Amendment — free speech or the Fourth Amendment — illegal search and seizure.
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