1657096810 Elon Musk jokes Twitter censored Paul Revere criticized for suppressing

Elon Musk jokes Twitter censored Paul Revere, criticized for ‘suppressing dissent’

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World-renowned industrial billionaire and potential future owner of Twitter, Elon Musk slammed the platform’s current leadership with a humorous tweet on July 4th, then agreed with another user who lamented Jordan Peterson’s suspension by saying that the Companies go “way too far in suppressing dissent.”

Musk appeared to get himself into the Independence Day spirit by sharing a fake tweet depicting “Twitter in 1775,” in which iconic American historical figure Paul Revere was fact-checked by Twitter for saying, “The Brits Come, the Brits are coming!” The fake tweet featured a misinformation label reading “Learn how UK taxes are good for society”.

Revere is best remembered for his famous drive from Boston on the night of April 18, 1775, when he warned local militia of approaching British forces intent on destroying military stores at Concord. The following morning, April 19, the battles of Lexington and Concord took place and the Revolutionary War began.

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Elon Musk's Twitter account displayed on the screen of an iPhone (photo illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images)

Elon Musk’s Twitter account displayed on the screen of an iPhone (photo illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images)

Another Twitter user responded to Musk with a similar fake tweet from the Greek philosopher Socrates, who was famously poisoned by the Greek government for criticizing the ruling elite of the time. The tweet showed Socrates theorizing, “I don’t know man, I’m starting to think maybe the ruling elite isn’t as wise as they say it is,” and included a similar parody of a Twitter fact-check warning to read : “Learn more about how Socrates corrupts the youth of Athens.”

The user who shared the image responded to Musk’s tweet by suggesting that his image had the “same energy,” before continuing, “By the way, did you see that [Jordan B. Peterson] was recently banned from the Vogel app? Strange times…”

Musk responded by stating, “Yes, they go way too far in suppressing dissent.”

Twitter reportedly had clinical psychologist Dr. Jordan B. Peterson suspended after breaking his rules in a tweet about transgender actor Elliot Page.

Portrait of Jordan Peterson at the Cambridge Union on November 02, 2018 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.  (Photo by Chris Williamson/Getty Images)

Portrait of Jordan Peterson at the Cambridge Union on November 02, 2018 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. (Photo by Chris Williamson/Getty Images)

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Commentator Dave Rubin tweeted at the time: “The madness continues on Twitter. @jordanbpeterson has been suspended for this tweet about Ellen Page. He just told me he will ‘never’ delete the tweet. paging @elonmusk…”

Rubin was also reportedly suspended from Twitter this week. He claimed in a statement, “I was suspended from Twitter for posting a screenshot of Jordan Peterson’s tweet that suspended him himself.”

Rubin also expressed hope that Musk’s potential takeover of Twitter “will go through so he can blow up their servers and humanity can get past this ubiquitous, twisted, self-imposed mental institution.”

Dave Rubin can be seen on the set "candace" on April 28, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee.  (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

Dave Rubin is seen on the set of “Candace” on April 28, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

Musk is a figure people turn to when they encounter censorship on the platform because Musk has been fighting to take over Twitter, which seems to have been fueled by the platform’s censorship history.

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