I find myself warming to Musk. In response to an organised left wing advertising boycott, depriving the platform of income, he is ruthlessly cutting back on personnel and charging hissy-fitting celebs $8 apiece for blue check verification. Despite being warned by Volker Türk
Makes one wonder what other organizations are embedded at twitter, google, facebook. I think we basically already know the answer. Good on Elon for at least shedding light on this.
Well spotted! I don't do Twitter myself but I must admit to some amusement at seeing the hypocrisy of the self-styled 'Human Rights' team. I find it quite difficult to see how exactly the human rights of someone in Afghanistan have been protected by these particular twits. Given - as you point out - that they failed even to protect the rights of their own nearest and dearest, what use could they possibly have been to anyone else.
Exactly right to draw attention to this double standard with respect to human rights. I see the same thing with policing....restraint with respect to violent left wing rioters (BLM, Antifa) but happy to billy club and pepper spray peaceful anti lockdown protesters and Canadian truckers with bouncy castles and BBQ's. BTW, love your writing. You are one of the few to focus on the important similarities between Covid and Climate. JF
I would give $8 to Musk for what he is doing and I am not even on Twitter!
Makes one wonder what other organizations are embedded at twitter, google, facebook. I think we basically already know the answer. Good on Elon for at least shedding light on this.
They so need to be called out! Keep doing it!!
Well spotted! I don't do Twitter myself but I must admit to some amusement at seeing the hypocrisy of the self-styled 'Human Rights' team. I find it quite difficult to see how exactly the human rights of someone in Afghanistan have been protected by these particular twits. Given - as you point out - that they failed even to protect the rights of their own nearest and dearest, what use could they possibly have been to anyone else.
Exactly right to draw attention to this double standard with respect to human rights. I see the same thing with policing....restraint with respect to violent left wing rioters (BLM, Antifa) but happy to billy club and pepper spray peaceful anti lockdown protesters and Canadian truckers with bouncy castles and BBQ's. BTW, love your writing. You are one of the few to focus on the important similarities between Covid and Climate. JF