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Mike Masnick ✅
HAHAHAHAH. @caseynewton and @zoeschiffer got Elon's secret "twitter accounts to boost" list and it is so bizarre. Meanwhile, remember how Elon complained about the former folks doing this in secret? Apparently it's fine when he does it. https://www.platformer.news/p/the-secret-list-of-twitter-vips-getting 9 comments
Joe
@mmasnick @caseynewton @zoeschiffer Or maybe, does Elon like interacting with them, also throw in a couple of liberals to make it less obvious.
Mike Masnick ✅
@not2b @caseynewton @zoeschiffer no, I think he enjoys interacting with those accounts too. Remember he's had a few back-and-forths with AOC that drove engagement...
Microwaved Fish 4 U
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JLab8
@mmasnick @caseynewton @zoeschiffer I know the FEC is effectively nonfunctional, but would the politicians being boosted (a thing Twitter charges money for) count as in-kind contributions?
Andrew F
@JLab8 @mmasnick @caseynewton @zoeschiffer That's an interesting argument but I'd argue no. It'd be within the Citizens United hole, right? If the in-kind contribution is just speech, then it's protected by the First Amendment. Put another way, if selective promotion of certain accounts is an in-kind contribution, then Fox News should have been in trouble for this years ago. And maybe they should be but no one's successfully prosecuted that though. 
jesuiSatire …ᘛ⁐̤ᕐᐷ
@2xAught7 @mmasnick @caseynewton @zoeschiffer Still on #theElonGated trip? Still feeding his ego, even "from the other side"? sry, but you sound like never Trumpers who even against him draw water to his mills. feel free, you already reached the #fediVerse |
Gregory's Server
@caseynewton @zoeschiffer fwiw, it looks like the main criteria for many of these is basically "does Elon like interacting with them"