Musk's X is trying to stop The Onion from buying Alex Jones' social media accounts.

Summary

Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) has filed a court motion claiming ownership of all X accounts, arguing they cannot be transferred, in an effort to block The Onion’s purchase of InfoWars, Alex Jones’s conspiracy outlet.

The sale was part of a $1.4 billion judgment against Jones for defaming Sandy Hook families.

X’s filing asserts that users only hold a non-transferable license to their accounts, despite Musk’s prior actions threatening to reassign handles.

Critics view Musk’s move as aiding far-right figures like Jones and aligning with his MAGA agenda.

    • Auli@lemmy.caEnglish
      73·
      7 hours ago

      It won’t. People on on twitter cause they say the engagement isn’t the same everywhere else. But I think its just bots.

      • nexguy@lemmy.world
        4·
        4 hours ago

        I’ve started noticing embedded bluesky posts in news stories instead of embedded tweets. I think it might.