Customers of the web site, referred to as Twitter when he bought it final yr for $44 billion, are calling him out for hypocrisy for claiming he’s a “free-speech absolutist” whereas additionally saying he has “no alternative” however to sue the group.
The corporate’s worth has plunged since Musk’s buy, and he mentioned on Monday that the ADL “appears to be accountable for most of our income loss.” He mentioned in one other put up that the group’s “unfounded accusations” have saved advertisers away.
“They’ve a lot much less energy in Asia, so our advert income there’s nonetheless sturdy,” he wrote.
Musk’s newest authorized risk draw applause from his supporters, together with a minimum of some white nationalist and antisemitic accounts.
However he additionally received loads of criticism ― together with various who couldn’t assist level out the hypocrisy of a free speech “absolutist” suing his critics: