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Alex Jones and his conspiracy theories are allowed back on X (www.engadget.com)

submitted 11 months ago by L4s to c/technology

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Alex Jones and his conspiracy theories are allowed back on X::Elon Musk created a poll on Saturday asking users to vote on whether Alex Jones should be reinstated. After the majority voted "Yes," the conspiracy theorist best known for calling the Sandy Hook massacre a hoax was given his X account back.

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[–] [email protected] 78 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Twitter turning into Truth Social?

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer 83 points 11 months ago (2 children)

As far as I'm concerned it's already there. 70% of respondents wanted Alex Jones unbanned.

[–] zeppo 59 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If you believe Elron didn’t just make up whatever results he wanted. I watched it and the ratio didn’t change at all in the last 800,000 votes, which seems a little weird.

[–] SinningStromgald 12 points 11 months ago

Trust nothing from Musky. Its either lies, stock manipulation or lies.

[–] roofuskit 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's not like that poll goes to everyone, it goes to musk's followers first and foremost.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Musk's posts go to everyone I'm pretty sure. Many people unfollowed him and he didn't like that, so now you get his excretes whether you want to or not.

[–] roofuskit 3 points 11 months ago

That is the most pathetic thing I've ever heard.

[–] cheese_greater 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I see a merger in the future. They can complete the circle of bullshit and nonsense like the dragon 69ing its tail

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Our Rob or Ross?

[–] essteeyou 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Red Dwarf reference?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

.si ti haeY

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Nodnol? Where in the world is Nodnol?

[–] objectionist 1 points 11 months ago

London, but its opposite day

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Yeah it makes total sense. It's a fantastic way to make sure you only get the most gullible, hardcore idiots that are easy to make money off.

It's like those longer running scams. They have built in mechanisms to find the best marks, by disqualifying anyone who might not be easy to convince early.

Same here. If you cultivate a crowd of conspiracy theorists, that have a proven track record of being easily swayed not by evidence but by lack of evidence, then you got the full-day morons eating from your hand.