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Elon Musk calls on Internet users for more “positivity” on X, they accuse him of “hypocrite” (Photo of Elon Musk taken in May 2024)
SOCIAL MEDIA – Do as I say, not as I do. While, in recent years, many Twitter personalities and users have decided to leave X in the face of the rise of disinformation and hatred online, the boss of the social network, Elon Musk, made a surprising request: he called for more peace » on its platform.
Even though he has invited several controversial figures, such as Donald Trump or conspiratorial, homophobic and neo-Nazi accounts to return to X since he became its owner, the new minister in the Trump government posted a message on the social network on Sunday December 29 to call for “ more positive, beautiful or informative content » on X.
But faced with this demand for peace and love worthy of the magic of Christmas, Internet users chose anger. Many of them denouncing “ hypocrisy » of the approach while the boss of Tesla has done everything to promote a hostile climate and disinformation since his acquisition of the platform.
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“Please post some more positive, beautiful or informative content on this platform. »
“Fucking hypocrite”
« Oh, you mean “go get fucked” is beautiful and positive? Fucking hypocrite », wrote an Internet user in reference to a tweet from Elon Musk posted two days earlier in which he attacked conservatives who want to attack the H1B work permit.
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« It would be nice if you did something for humanity and made the world a better place instead of being the soulless ghoul you are. Don't lecture others. Look at yourself in the mirror. Hypocritical. »
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« Too late, you created this cesspool, it's yours. Hypocritical »
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« Physician, heal yourself ».
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« What if we started with you, setting an example? »
A call for peace from the new minister which again contrasts with one of his positions this weekend when he renewed his support for the German far-right Alternative for Germany party.
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