At least 14 conservative accounts who criticised Musk's pro-legal immigration views said X revoked their blue tick, a verification badge given to premium account holders that lets them monetise their accounts.

Summary

Elon Musk is accused of censoring right-wing accounts on X after at least 14 conservative users who criticised his immigration stance said their blue verification ticks were revoked, restricting their ability to monetize.

Musk, who called anti-immigration Republicans “hateful racists,” has long supported skilled immigration.

Critics allege this violates his “freedom of speech” policy, accusing him of “shadowbanning” dissenters.

The controversy arises amid heated US immigration debates, partly sparked by Donald Trump’s appointment of Indian-born Sriram Krishnan as an AI adviser, a move Musk supported.

    • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
      12·
      4 days ago

      Musk means a bit of each, but the ability to exploit others for his own gain takes priority.

      • towerful@programming.dev
        10·
        4 days ago

        Musk is only “America first” because it’s the best place for his business.
        He now essentially owns the government.
        He has paid a shit ton for the election. He has government contracts.
        Elon Musk is America.

        When (some) people realise what Elon Musk actually is, what America actually is, they are gonna be disgusted (I know that there are a lot of people that already see this).

        America should be awesome.
        But it has sold out