‘Twitter Files’ Journalist Matt Taibbi Says Elon Musk ‘Proved to be Very Disappointing on the Free Speech Issue’ | The Gateway Pundit

Matt Taibbi, who labored on the “Twitter Recordsdata” with Elon Musk, has stated that the X proprietor “proved to be very disappointing on the free speech challenge.”

Musk has repeatedly claimed to be a “free speech absolutist,” whereas shadowbans, unexplained suspensions, and inconsistently enforced guidelines have continued.

Taibbi mentioned the problem throughout an look on NewsNation’s “Cuomo” Friday.

“I do imagine that Elon proved to be very disappointing on the free speech challenge,” Taibbi stated. “All of us who labored on the Twitter Recordsdata felt the identical method. We went in feeling tremendously optimistic that he really meant a number of the issues that he stated about being in favor of all authorized speech and, being a free speech absolutist and all these different issues.”

“That proved to not be the case. He’s at present disenfranchising hundreds of Substack writers, together with together with me. And nobody appears to care within the press,” Taibbi continued.

In February, Taibbi posted weird textual content messages from Musk wherein he appeared upset that the journalist was persevering with to put in writing on Substack.

“Elon, am I being shadowbanned?” the dialog begins.

Since @elonmusk revealed elements of those conversations, I would as nicely embody others. I used to be beneath a “blanket search ban” at one level and a number of my 1.9 million followers nonetheless don’t see my content material. https://t.co/vFRtJFierF pic.twitter.com/k29MFxLUTC

— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) February 15, 2024

“We went on lockdown after discovering that Substack had stolen an enormous quantity of our information to prepopulate their Twitter rip-off,” Musk replied.

“Seems to be like there may be nonetheless a blanket search ban. Must be fastened by tomorrow,” Musk continued. “Going ahead, tweets with Substack is not going to seem in For You except it’s paid promoting, identical to FB/Insta/and so on. They are going to seem in ‘Following.’”

“Elon, I’ve repeatedly declined to criticize you and don’t have anything to do together with your beef with Substack,” Taibbi wrote. “Is there a purpose why I’m being put in the midst of issues? This actually appears loopy.”

“You’re lifeless to me,” Musk replied. “Please get off Twitter and simply keep on Substack.”