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Hot take in the Bezos-owned WaPo about need to prevent rich people from controlling media cracks up Elon Musk
Twitchy ^

Posted on 04/09/2022 9:46:01 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

The Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post has published an op-ed written by Ellen Pao, the former CEO of Reddit. For starters, make sure you’re not drinking anything before proceeding.

Ready?

Ok, here goes:

LOL. Really?

Twitter’s largest stockholder and newest board member Elon Musk got a laugh out of all this:

Here’s the entire paragraph from the story:

Musk’s appointment to Twitter’s board shows that we need regulation of social-media platforms to prevent rich people from controlling our channels of communication. For starters, we need consistent definitions of harassment and of content that violates personal privacy. Most companies, I suspect, would welcome such regulations: They would give executives cover to do things they know should be done but which they are afraid to try, out of fear of political backlash or a revolt by some users. If platforms continue to push for growth at all costs — without such regulations — people will continue to be harmed. The people harmed will disproportionately be those who have been harmed for centuries — women and members of marginalized racial and ethnic groups. The people who benefit from unrestricted amplification of their views will also be the same people who have benefited from that privilege for centuries.

Some people sure are nervous at the thought of losing their ability to flag & purge truths by calling it “misinformation” in order to protect preferred narratives.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: District of Columbia; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: districtofcolumbia; ellenkpao; elonmusk; florida; jeffbezos; musk; paragagrawal; rondesantis; spacex; starlink; tesla; twitter; washingtoncompost; washingtonpost
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1 posted on 04/09/2022 9:46:01 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

It’s good to see a liberal in panic mode fake utopia burns.


2 posted on 04/09/2022 9:52:22 AM PDT by Vaduz ( )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

(we need regulation of social-media platforms to prevent rich people from controlling our channels of communication)

😆😂🤣

The horse already sailed that ship out the barn door.

Or something.

This is definitely rich (cough) coming from The Washington CommiePost.


3 posted on 04/09/2022 9:54:08 AM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“It’s a secret clubhouse and you can’t come into it, Musk!” Yeah, right.


4 posted on 04/09/2022 9:59:31 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

This woman CANNOT accomplish as much in a LIFETIME as Musk does between breakfast & lunch on any given day.

IF MUSK & Trump EVER team up-—the DEM party is OVER.

IF Dems keep violating the Constitution about Natural Born Citizens-—they are setting a precedent that MUSK can use.


5 posted on 04/09/2022 10:07:27 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“Some people sure are nervous at the thought of losing their ability to flag & purge truths by calling it “misinformation” in order to protect preferred narratives.”

Indeed. Makes one wonder if there are any genuine and sincere “journalists” capable of honesty or critical thought. They all appear to be consumed by blind hatred, willful if ignorance of the facts and complete devotion to the newest version of American fascism.


6 posted on 04/09/2022 10:07:45 AM PDT by Qui is (First, never apologize to the enemy, and second, never forget that Biden spews and Harris swallows. )
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To: Vaduz

Oh the evil white Christians on here make me sick. snicker


7 posted on 04/09/2022 10:16:34 AM PDT by Colt1851Navy (What was wrong with Nixon?)
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To: Colt1851Navy

Not as much as the stupid ones does.


8 posted on 04/09/2022 10:24:51 AM PDT by Vaduz ( )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Elon Musk believes in freedom of speech, and that makes the leftists very nervous.

Let’s get rid of the natural-born citizen requirement so Musk can serve as our President some day. It didn’t stop Obama anyway https://www.wasobamaborninkenya.com/ccount/click.php?id=97 . It will only stop an honest principled conservative like Musk.


9 posted on 04/09/2022 10:25:52 AM PDT by devere
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Not an overly bright fella is Bezos?


10 posted on 04/09/2022 10:54:40 AM PDT by blackdog (Today's "disinformation" most often turns out to be tomorrow's facts. )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“Most companies, I suspect, would welcome such regulations:”

Ha, ha. Do you know anyone who runs a business who welcomes additional regulations? I sure don’t.


11 posted on 04/09/2022 10:55:30 AM PDT by Alvin Diogenes
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Even billionaire Leftists lack self awareness.


12 posted on 04/09/2022 11:35:35 AM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (I went to bed on November 3rd 2020 and woke up in 1984.)
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To: SaveFerris

When will Mike Bloomberg scold Elon?

How about Zuckerberg?


13 posted on 04/09/2022 12:15:43 PM PDT by Alas Babylon! (Rush, we're missing your take on all of this!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
I'm glad people are picking up on this idiotic remark.

I first posted it yesterday afternoon:


It takes a lot of money to become a board member of Twitter, but not a lot else apparently.

Have the journalists at WaPo ever heard of Jeff Bezos?


-PJ

14 posted on 04/09/2022 12:18:24 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: ridesthemiles

“This woman CANNOT accomplish as much in a LIFETIME as Musk does between breakfast & lunch on any given day”

^^^^^^^^. This.


15 posted on 04/09/2022 12:27:09 PM PDT by The Antiyuppie (When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day)
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To: devere

We dispensed with NBC with the election of Obola.


16 posted on 04/09/2022 12:28:20 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Depopulate the depopulationists. --FJB)
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To: Alas Babylon!

Heh


17 posted on 04/09/2022 12:32:10 PM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: Taxman

Ping


18 posted on 04/09/2022 12:45:12 PM PDT by Taxman (SAVE AMERICA!)
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To: Vaduz

Noone is panicking. This is to get a reaction. Bezo’s, Ma, Gates, Musk, et al run BEV.


19 posted on 04/09/2022 2:22:28 PM PDT by M_Continuum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I think that what they meant by “rich people” was “rich people that we don’t agree with.” They have no problem with club members controlling the media and government.


20 posted on 04/09/2022 3:26:01 PM PDT by jmcenanly ("The more corrupt the state, the more laws." Tacitus, Publius Cornelius)
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