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Alex Jones and his conspiracy theories are allowed back on X (www.engadget.com)

submitted 7 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Alex Jones and his conspiracy theories are allowed back on X::Elon Musk created a poll on Saturday asking users to vote on whether Alex Jones should be reinstated. After the majority voted "Yes," the conspiracy theorist best known for calling the Sandy Hook massacre a hoax was given his X account back.

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[+] xhci@lemmy.world 75 points 7 months ago (4 children)

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[–] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 25 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Technology is inherently related to social issues. Pretending otherwise is how you get the "libertarian tech bro" company that usurps the autonomy of national elections.

This will also (assuming republicans don't further consolidate power...) likely lead to a further examination (and series of lawsuits) on how responsible a platform is for what it is platforming. Because alex jones famously got sued to hell and back for his many many many hateful and evil conspiracy theories on The Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting

[–] drdiddlybadger@pawb.social 11 points 7 months ago

Post the content you want to see.

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah it fucking sucks. It's mostly business news. And now it seems anything tangentially related to social networks is now fair game too. This is like having a community on pens and having a bunch of articles about books written flooding the community. "But they wrote the book initially in pen so it fits in this community".

[–] Rubanski@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Also occasionally random links to some "Pen Island" what ever that might be

[+] poopkins@lemmy.world -10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Honestly it's more a how-to on digital piracy if anything. Nearly every submission will fixate on hating this or that company and stacking on comments about how we're sticking it to the man through one illegal method or another.

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

People would probably stop doing it if companies stopped doing shitty things. Blame them.

[–] poopkins@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Sure, and don't get me wrong, I'm by no means discouraging people from weighing in with insights about those shitty things. Does every post that even tangentially mentions a company name need to be full comments endorsing piracy, though?

I come to Lemmy for discourse on the content of the submissions. If I wanted to hear about wicked Plex setups and best torrent what-have-you's, surely there are relevant communities filled to the brim. The level of conversation in this community is in my opinion extremely poor and I hope to see it improve with more contributors and broader demographics.

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I guess I'm not seeing whatever you're seeing. I only see it when it's relevant.

[–] poopkins@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Probably that's the healthier mindset that I should adopt as well.

[–] SnuggleSnail@ani.social 73 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Twitter turning into Truth Social?

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 79 points 7 months ago (2 children)

As far as I'm concerned it's already there. 70% of respondents wanted Alex Jones unbanned.

[–] zeppo@lemmy.world 56 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If you believe Elron didn’t just make up whatever results he wanted. I watched it and the ratio didn’t change at all in the last 800,000 votes, which seems a little weird.

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago

Trust nothing from Musky. Its either lies, stock manipulation or lies.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's not like that poll goes to everyone, it goes to musk's followers first and foremost.

[–] StenSaksTapir@feddit.dk 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Musk's posts go to everyone I'm pretty sure. Many people unfollowed him and he didn't like that, so now you get his excretes whether you want to or not.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

That is the most pathetic thing I've ever heard.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I see a merger in the future. They can complete the circle of bullshit and nonsense like the dragon 69ing its tail

[–] nocturne213@lemm.ee 8 points 7 months ago

Our Rob or Ross?

[–] StenSaksTapir@feddit.dk 1 points 7 months ago

Yeah it makes total sense. It's a fantastic way to make sure you only get the most gullible, hardcore idiots that are easy to make money off.

It's like those longer running scams. They have built in mechanisms to find the best marks, by disqualifying anyone who might not be easy to convince early.

Same here. If you cultivate a crowd of conspiracy theorists, that have a proven track record of being easily swayed not by evidence but by lack of evidence, then you got the full-day morons eating from your hand.

[–] the_q@lemmy.world 61 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Hey. Quit using Twitter, ok?

[–] GutsBerserk@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

Never joined ✌️

[–] carl_dungeon@lemmy.world 28 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Is anyone even using x? What a shit hole

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 3 points 7 months ago

My account has been silent since Musk bought Twitter. I've to muster the courage to ask my mutuals to follow me on another platform or exchange Telegram handles.

[–] nevetsg@aussie.zone 1 points 7 months ago

It is the only social media I can still view only those I follow and in chronological order. I don't like the algorithms. I re-followed Elon for about 12 hours the other day. Then I remembered why I unfollowed.

[–] Gazumi@lemmy.world 27 points 7 months ago

Leaving whilst it was still Twitter was one of the best decisions I ever made. It's never too late to just step away from X.

[–] ohlaph@lemmy.world 25 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Well, well, well, if it isn't the alt-right idiot spouting his runner-up information. I guess he's joining his crowd of idiots.

[–] DrGonzo@feddit.uk 21 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Is there a technology sub that's about technology?

[–] sir_reginald@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

same, this one is shit. the worst part is that this very post was by a moderator's bot.

I'd gladly help to moderate a better tech community if needed.

[–] Masimatutu@mander.xyz 3 points 7 months ago

I find !technology@beehaw.org quite a bit better.

[–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 19 points 7 months ago

Hope it leads to harsher penalties given his recent court loss.

[–] iterable@sh.itjust.works 15 points 7 months ago

Elon saw how much Alex is making from his "rare earth mineral supplements" and said shit I want in. Alex lost everything in his divorce and got banned from every major platform and all it did was increase his store sales. Hell Elon is most likely asking for advice.

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

Twitter really must have lost about all their advertising if they think BrainMush Plus pill advertising might save them.

[–] Nacktmull@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

Expropriate Musk!