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Elon Musk's X, formerly Twitter, granted subscription perks to designated terrorist groups and others barred from operating in the US, according to campaigners.

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[–] Spitzspot@lemmings.world 107 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Cancel this idiot's government contracts and prosecute him.

[–] Theprogressivist@lemmy.world 71 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Nationalize Starlink while you're at it.

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 59 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Nationalize all of his assets and deport his ass back to South Africa

[–] CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Best idea ive heard all year

[–] modifier@lemmy.ca 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

According to the leader of the conservatives, you can.

[–] modifier@lemmy.ca 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Hang on, we're getting our ideas from that asshole now?

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's called "a taste of their own medicine"

[–] modifier@lemmy.ca 0 points 9 months ago

That is what the good guys say in movies.

[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Starlink is not feeseable long term, let Musk keep that POS

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 months ago

I'm not so sure. It solves a lot of issues, though they don't effect the vast majority of us. It'd be great as a nationally operated utility for military purposes to more easily provide internet access and communication to navy vassels as well as operations near the poles. It's also useful for very remote areas or mobile living. As a company operated for profit, sure I doubt it'll survive if militaries don't trust it, which I wouldn't. As a utility operated for the sake of the utility it provides, it's useful.

[–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

What? That only happens to the poors...

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 20 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Twitter is burning money and struggling with getting advertisers, and "subscribers" are barely keeping them afloat. Of course they need to accept money where ever it comes from. Why is this a surprise?

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 9 months ago

Unfortunately, whether your business is failing or not, it still has to follow applicable laws.

[–] Harbinger01173430@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Taking money from Israel, i see? /S

[–] HurlingDurling@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Why the /s?

So they aren't a terrorist government? Because they do seem to like to terrorise innocent civilians

[–] Harbinger01173430@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

They are not terrorists, just utter garbage and waste of organic matter. We should recycle them in factories or something before they start bombing other countries in the name of their delusions. 🧐🧐🧐 /S

[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 months ago

Well, as long as they're taking money away from the terrorists. /s

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Were they taking money from the CIA?

[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works -3 points 9 months ago

SpaceX and Tesla both got US government grants, why is no one talkibg bout that group of terrorists?

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

And if I understood correctly, they only take away the blue checkmark, and don't close the accounts?

[–] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

I never even think about taking money from terrorists as a problem. Guess most social media organizations aren't so hard up for cash or short staffed.