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agtcovert

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27. Closed my account the day after he 'took over'

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Wed Nov 9, 2022, 08:27 AM

Nov 2022

Not that I was much of a twit user anyway.

I just find the whole 'free speech platform', 'no more censorship' blah blah thing so funny, honestly.

Real open there Elon, you thin-skinned wanker.

Too much to hope for I suppose, but I'm kinda just watching Twitter and 'Meta' slowly implode. I do feel bad for the people that work there that are losing their jobs.

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Twitter Suspends Kathy Griffin After She Changed Her Handle to 'Elon Musk' [View all] Polybius Nov 2022 OP

Well I guess that is not shocking. CentralMass Nov 2022 #1

But What About Freeze Peach? nt smb Nov 2022 #25

She should have held up an Elon Musk Halloween mask with ketchup on it. rubbersole Nov 2022 #2

And by "going forward," the Poor Little Rich Boy meant "retroactively." Grokenstein Nov 2022 #3

Very selective Elon. What about the others that changed their names LittleGirl Nov 2022 #4

And all of them, including Griffin, retained their account names, so it was an obvious parody. SunSeeker Nov 2022 #10

"without clearly specifying 'parody' "... IthinkThereforeIAM Nov 2022 #5

And how is it not clearly a parody when it's titled "Elon Musk@KathyGriffin"? SunSeeker Nov 2022 #6

yep... IthinkThereforeIAM Nov 2022 #8

Right? Doesn't "Elon Musk" automatically translate to "clown show" these days? Grokenstein Nov 2022 #7

You read me perfectly... IthinkThereforeIAM Nov 2022 #9

I know... Mike Nelson Nov 2022 #11

Yeah it's interesting that her suspension got the media attention BumRushDaShow Nov 2022 #12

Free Speech for me not for thee! Mr. Sparkle Nov 2022 #13

If you decided to quit Twitter, change your handle to Elon Musk first! Beastly Boy Nov 2022 #14

Valerie Bertinelli was the first person I heard who did this ... aggiesal Nov 2022 #15

I really don't get the joke Polybius Nov 2022 #18

In this case, she sent out an endorsement for Mandela Barnes ... aggiesal Nov 2022 #20

you don't get lifetime bans for hate or treachery - only for something he doesnt like samsingh Nov 2022 #16

Musk is going to lose even more advertisers LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2022 #17

That child is so thinned-skinned that I am surprised OldBaldy1701E Nov 2022 #19

Kathy is a safe target. folks will not rise to defend her dembotoz Nov 2022 #21

It's his sandbox now so he gets to make the rules, I guess. Jedi Guy Nov 2022 #22

Good for Kathy Griffin! Now that's free speech! Martin68 Nov 2022 #23

Kathy Griffin is awesome. I don't give a shit what twitter does. SouthernDem4ever Nov 2022 #24

Dump twitter. The Jungle 1 Nov 2022 #26

Closed my account the day after he 'took over' agtcovert Nov 2022 #27