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| MSNBC calls for boycott of social media platform X |
| 2024-09-09 |
| [THEPOSTMILLENNIAL] MSNBC has called for a boycott against the social media platform X, claiming that its owner, Elon Musk, has pushed misinformation relating to the upcoming election. An opinion piece published by MSNBC calling for the boycott cited a recent report by the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate which claimed to have identified 50 instances where Musk posted false claims about the election. The MSNBC piece also accused Musk of amplifying conspiracy theories and anti-Semitism. "If every moderate-to-liberal human and organization stopped using the site, that might pressure Musk or his board of directors to stop weaponizing it," the opinion, written by journalist Jay Michaelson, argued. "It isn’t even a boycott. Leaving X isn’t like boycotting Coors because it’s too right-wing or Bud Light because it’s too left-wing. Those boycotts are fine — that’s part of capitalism too — but X is different in kind. Because unlike beer, the X product itself is the problem," Michaelson added. A recent guest on MSNBC also commented on claims that Musk has pushed misinformation on the platform, suggesting that he should be prosecuted over his exercise of free speech rights on X. Businessman and investor Roger McNamee, appearing on MSNBC’s "The Last Word," argued that there could be a legal case against Musk due to his statements on social media. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #10 Having all the liberals boycott X would make the platform more enjoyable to use, but it is not going to happen. The Hollywood folks aren’t leaving the country either. They feel that we all need to hear their annoying and infantile opinions. We are stuck with the lot of them. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2024-09-09 12:55 |
| #9 But that Joy Reid. If you could find anybody worse that Mad Dog Maddow, Reid is it. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2024-09-09 12:16 |
| #8 Given MSNBC viewer numbers the impact should be around 0.0000002 of 1%. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2024-09-09 09:27 |
| #7 It would really sting if all four of |
| Posted by: Warthog 2024-09-09 09:25 |
| #6 Rachel Maddow propagandizing of misinformation should be basis enough for boycotting the network and its sponsors. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-09-09 07:54 |
| #5 Oh, the irony. Didn't Rachel Maddow many years ago have multiple accounts on Twitter? |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2024-09-09 06:01 |
| #4 Now I'm gonna use it more because Fuck You. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2024-09-09 01:04 |
| #3 A fight I will gladly see MSNBC lose. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-09-09 01:04 |
| #2 I hope Musk suspends every MSNBC account along with all their 'personalities'. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2024-09-09 00:37 |
| #1 The paragraph, "A recent guest on MSNBC also commented on claims that Musk has pushed misinformation on the platform, suggesting that he should be prosecuted over his exercise of free speech rights on X. Businessman and investor Roger McNamee, appearing on MSNBC’s "The Last Word," argued that there could be a legal case against Musk due to his statements on social media." seems to contradict itself |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2024-09-09 00:14 |