Conservatives celebrate Elon Musk buying 9% stake in Twitter after he criticized the tech giant for censorship
became Twitter’s largest shareholder, sparking celebration from conservatives who predict freedom of speech will be ushered back onto the platform.
Twitter has long come under fire from conservatives and free speech advocates for censoring conservative viewpoints. Thebanned former President Donald Trump from the platform in 2021, blocked the New York Post’s story in 2020 on Hunter Biden’s notorious laptop, and locked conservative satire site The Babylon Bee out of its Twitter account in March for awarding transgender Biden administration official Rachel Levine a fictitious "Man of the Year" award.
"The consequences of this poll will be important. Please vote carefully," he said in a follow-up tweet. CNN'S BRIAN STELTER SAYS THERE'S A 'FEAR' ABOUT ELON MUSK BECOMING TWITTER'S BIGGEST SHAREHOLDER
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