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Alex
Jones
Elon
Musk
continues
to
make
X,
formerly
Twitter,
one
of
the
world’s
worst
places,
all
in
the
name
of
“free
speech.”
For
his
next
dumb
move,
Elon
Musk
announced
he
is
reinstating
far-right
Hulk
Hogan,
aka
Alex
Jones,
account
on
the
struggling
social
media
platform.
How
did
Musk
come
to
this
decision?
It
only
took
one
of
his
infamous
polls
shared
with
his
165
million
followers,
with
70%
of
them
in
favor
of
giving
the
conspiracy
theorist
his
account
back.
Alex
Jones
and
his
Infowars
program
were
banned
by
Twitter
in
2018.
He
was
also
ordered
to
pay
nearly
$1.5
billion
to
the
families
of
Sandy
Hook
victims
after
claiming
the
2012
shooting
that
left
20
kids
and
six
adults
dead
was
a
hoax.
Musk
notes
that
policing
Jones
will
be
X
users’
jobs
through
the
community
notes
feature.
“The
people
have
spoken
and
so
it
shall
be,”
Musk
said
in
a
post
he
shared
Saturday
evening.
He
continued,
“It
is
a
safe
bet
that
Community
Notes
will
respond
rapidly
to
any
AJ
post
that
needs
correction.”
He
then
tried
his
best
to
make
sense
of
his
decision,
adding,
“I
vehemently
disagree
with
what
[Jones]
said
about
Sandy
Hook,
but
are
we
a
platform
that
believes
in
freedom
of
speech
or
are
we
not?
That
is
what
it
comes
down
to
in
the
end.
If
the
people
vote
him
back
on,
this
will
be
bad
for
X
financially,
but
principles
matter
more
than
money.”
Elon
Musk
Is
Singing
A
Different
Tune
Musk
reinstating
Jones’
X
account
is
a
big
about-face
from
his
stance
in
2022,
where
he
rejected
users’
calls
to
bring
him
back.
“My
firstborn
child
died
in
my
arms,”
Musk
said
in
a
post.
“I
felt
his
last
heartbeat.
I
have
no
mercy
for
anyone
who
would
use
the
deaths
of
children
for
gain,
politics,
or
fame.”
Yeah,
okay.
After
trashing
companies
for
no
longer
advertising
on
X,
we
don’t
think
reinstating
Alex
Jones
will
help
lure
them
back.
—
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Joe
Buglewicz
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