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1. The creator of this podcast turned down Elon Musk asking for them to upload to Twitter in this

Reply to pecosbob (Original post)

Mon Jun 19, 2023, 11:13 AM

Jun 2023

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Mr Musk appealed to the makers of the popular Fall of Civilizations show on Twitter on Sunday, asking them to “please upload your podcasts to this platform too”.

The podcast’s Twitter account issued a polite but firm no, saying that the social media platform had become a “safe haven for hate speech” under the Tesla CEO’s ownership.

“Hi Elon, at present the platform is too compromised for me to consider it,” the Paul Cooper-hosted podcast wrote back.

“It’s become a safe haven for hate speech, and meanwhile crypto scammers and bots are paying to be boosted to the top of replies. Everything that once made Twitter special seems to be leaching away.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/elon-musk-civilizations-podcast-twitter-b2356144.html

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