Will the Regime Destroy Twitter?

Trump's reinstatement may have proven the final straw

Twitter CEO Elon Musk reinstated Donald Trump’s Twitter account on Saturday night. This decision, which occurred after a Twitter poll revealed a majority of users favored the former president’s return, has not been well received by regime functionaries. 

Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt was one such functionary. Shortly after the unbanning of Trump’s account, Greenblatt condemned the move and pondered whether it was “time for Twitter to go.” This reveals that the regime will attempt to destroy Twitter in the event that it loses control over the platform. 

First things first, it isn’t as if Musk has entirely disregarded the demands of the ADL, whose purpose is to enforce regime ideology. In recent weeks, Musk met with some of these representatives and agreed to comply with their demands. In fact, a recent tweet from Musk contained the phrase “freedom of speech, but not freedom of reach” in relation to purported hate speech. This language is identical to that previously used by Greenblatt, revealing the extent to which the ADL has influenced the direction of Twitter under Musk’s ownership.  

Additionally, Elon Musk confirmed that Alex Jones, one of the few people the ADL specifically demanded not be reinstated, would not be returning to Twitter. 

With that said, Twitter’s new CEO has indeed upset the regime. We can point to smaller decisions of his – such as mass firings or changes to the verification system – but nothing compares to his unbanning Trump’s account. The regime would much rather have a million people like me back on Twitter than the former president – particularly ahead of 2024. 

Musk probably recognized that he has a finite amount of political capital to expend on reinstatements and free speech policy changes. Should he expend it all, then the regime will do its best to destroy Twitter. However tactical Musk thought it was to refuse to allow Alex Jones and even more controversial people to return, the decision to reinstate Trump very well might have just obliterated his political capital altogether – hence Greenblatt’s thinly veiled threat. At this point, there’s a case to be made for him to go all out, but that all depends on whether the regime actually declares war. 

So what does war versus Twitter look like?

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