The Twit destroying Twitter is a Twaitor

[Ungnome]

There is a thin line between free speech and slander. This appears to be the latter. Using AI in this fashion SHOULD fall under slander or libel laws and Kamala should sue at the very least. Actually, we may need a new category for this sort of thing since it's not 'technically' written(libel) or spoken(slander). Maybe charge him with fraud, since you could possibly consider a video with an AI generated audio track replacing the original audio track as a forged document.

 

[Dekafox]

Section 230 means she can't sue Twitter directly, though she can sue Elon if he's personally spreading the stuff. The whole "you can't sue us for what our users post" kinda thing cuts both ways, even when we wish it didn't.

 

[Pocket]

My understanding of the distinction between slander and libel is that the spirit of the law is to acknowledge the difference between peer-to-peer gossip and publication, respectively. So sending lies via telegram should be slander and disseminating them via radio should be libel, even if probably no judge has ever actually ruled that way. The Internet has utterly annihilated that barrier, but all that means is that you could reasonably sue someone for both for the same incident and win.

 

[Pale Rider]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1818318172426039484

 

[Pocket]

Surrrrrrre am glad interfering with an election is only illegal if you're working for one of them dirty foreigners.

 

[Paladin]

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/02/elon-musk-pac-voter-data-trump-harris.html?taid=66ace769aff3130001797290&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter%7Cmain

Full on electoral fraud.

 

[KidTDragon]

Lucky for him that laws don't apply to super-rich conservatives, or he'd be in some real hot water.

 

[Anonymous X]

Space Wanker is now predicting that Britain will erupt into civil war.

EDIT: The UK government officially condemned Space Wanker for this tweet.

No 10 criticises Elon Musk for ‘civil war is inevitable’ post on England riots

PM’s spokesperson says ‘no justification’ for X owner’s comment under video of far-right disorder

www.theguardian.com

 

[Ungnome]

I think he forgot what happened to the side that was bent on clinging to the past during the LAST civil war the US had. The world doesn't need Musk, might be time to remind him of that.

 

[Anonymous X]

'Seriously?': Elon Musk criticised over 'totally unjustified' remarks about UK riots

Musk, the owner of X, has been engaged in a war of words with Sir Keir Starmer over riots gripping the UK, amid concerns online disinformation is fuelling the unrest.

news.sky.com

He’s in “all lives matter” mode about the UK
race riots now.

Wondering how much this constant amplifying of disinformation to spread disorder is a dry run for November in the States…

 

[Rhinox]

Eventually Musk is going to say something on his platform that is going to result in some form of major legal issue for him. His FAFO moment is coming and his attitude that he's untouchable merely means it will be here quicker than anyone thinks.

 

[Ironbite4]

While we won't get any type of legal issues for Musk, here's some civil matters that will make Musk the laughing stock even quicker.

X files antitrust lawsuit against advertisers over ‘illegal boycott’

Another Elon Musk lawsuit incoming.

www.theverge.com

To sum up, Musk is throwing an antitrust lawsuit at the Global Alliance for Responsible Media because it told it's members to not advertise on Twitter. Because this makes total and utter sense and will get advertisers to spend money on your platform filled with Nazis, fascists, racists, Nazis, MAGA Morons, Nazis, and bigots.

Oh and his CEO was forced to post a video that is just hilarious.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1820838625245880634

Ironbite-this is not going to go the way they think.

 

[KidTDragon]

Because this makes total and utter sense and will get advertisers to spend money on your platform filled with Nazis, fascists, racists, Nazis, MAGA Morons, Nazis, and bigots.

Don't forget Nazis!

 

[Ungnome]

So the 'free speech absolutist' is upset that his speech actually has consequences..... Free speech doesn't mean what they think it means and this isn't an attempt to block competition or fleece consumers, so I seriously doubt the case has any merit under antitrust regulations, granted IANAL so I could be way off base here. With any luck this will end poorly for X and they will have to pay the court costs to the defendants for filing this case. Seems to me to be a desperate ploy by a company that is doing worse than they are letting on.

 

[DefaultOption]

 

[Rhinox]

Loving the video explanation. Has anyone sat down and explained what boycotts are and how they work? I know Linda is damn well aware and is just kissing the bosses ass, but maybe this was a time to educate instead?

This is the kind of lawsuit that not only gets thrown out, but gets you slapped with some major sanctions for wasting the court's time.

 

[Anonymous X]

Space Wanker’s done it again and shared a faked ‘news’ story from the co-leader of a British neo-nazi group.

Our new government needs to bite the bullet and just IP block Twitter. I don’t like governments enacting authoritarian moves like that, but given twitter was used to enflame violent riots over the last week, action needs to be taken.

Edit: added direct link to news report.

Elon Musk shares fake news about England rioters being sent to Falklands

X owner deletes post sharing faked Telegraph article that claimed convicted rioters would be sent to detention camps

www.theguardian.com

 

[wonko the sane?]

Loving the video explanation. Has anyone sat down and explained what boycotts are and how they work? I know Linda is damn well aware and is just kissing the bosses ass, but maybe this was a time to educate instead?

This is the kind of lawsuit that not only gets thrown out, but gets you slapped with some major sanctions for wasting the court's time.

Yeah, musk is WELL past the point where anyone can tell him anything he doesn't want to hear. There's no educating him: just appeasing him, and the act of appeasement will ruin peoples lives.

Just like trump, musk is going to be "right" up until the point where he's just wrong: and it's gonna land pretty quick at this rate. And once you're wrong, you're never right again.

 

[Dekafox]

DPC in action against Twitter over AI data concerns

The Data Protection Commission has launched High Court proceedings against Twitter International Unlimited Company over concerns about how the personal data of millions of European users of the "X" platform is being processed.

www.rte.ie

 

[Pale Rider]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1822290335059353965