Elon Musk’s battle with Wikipedia is part of his war on truth
2 months ago

Elon Musk’s battle with Wikipedia is part of his war on truth

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. After volunteer editors updated Musk's Wikipedia page to reflect his “alleged Nazi salute” at Trump's inauguration, the world’s richest person demanded an immediate boycott of the non-profit foundation. Feuding with his critics In 2016, Musk's electric car company Tesla took an unusual step in corporate PR: singling out a critical journalist by name and accusing him of "fabricating" a story. open image in gallery Hate speech on Twitter is rising under Elon Musk’s ownership, online safety campaigners have said, despite the billionaire’s claims that it has been declining To CCDH's CEO Imran Khan, these suits betrayed "a toddler-like conception of free speech" on the part of the mercurial multi-centi-billionaire. open image in gallery Then president-elect Donald Trump and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk watch a fight together at Madison Square Garden on November 16, 2024 Ahmed believes that Musk's government position will make it more difficult, not less, to go after his critics, because the First Amendment forbids the government from interfering with free speech.

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